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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN CRESPO <"WW."@chive.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: JOHN CRESPO <diplomatedwinmichael@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:09:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY


This is to officially inform you that we have been having meetings for
the past Seven (7) months which ended two days ago with Mr. Jim Yong
Kim the World Bank president and other seven continent presidents on
the Congress we treated on issue concerning Scam victims problems..

Therefore we have decided to contact you, following the reports we
received from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your
name/ email has been submitted to us therefore the United Nations have
agreed to compensate you with the sum of( US$2.5 million usd ) this
compensation is also including international business that failed due
to bad Government officials problems etc.
Note we have arranged your payment through MasterCard ATM which is the
latest instruction from the World Bank president Mr. Jim Yong Kim
therefore be advice to contact our Representative Agent.JOHN CRESFLO
who is in position to release your MasterCard ATM. Contact him with the
bellow email & phone number and make sure you forwards your full
deliver details to prove your self.
CALL HIM AS SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO HIM..

1. Full Name:............................
2. Country:......................
3. Delivery Address:.........
4. Telephone.............
5 Occupation........


Telephone: +229 99691660
Email him: (diplomatedwinmichael@gmail.com)

Finally for the immediate collection of your MasterCard ATM contact
our representative Agent. JOHN CRESFLO to enable you confirm your
payment without further delay. and note that any other contact you
made out side his office is at your own risk.

Thanks
JOHN CRESFLO
secretary general of united nations

CC: Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
CC: Mrs.Amina J.Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General (U.N)

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