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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: ROSELYN PAYNE & CO. CHAMBERS<info@un.org>
Reply-To: service.frdfusbank@accountant.com
Date: 04 Apr 2019 17:33:47 +0200
Subject: Ref: Payment of $5.5 Million Approval.

Attention Beneficiary,

We received an instruction from the office of UNITED NATIONS
POPULATION FUNDS ORGANIZATION under the India Ministry of
Finance, few
Days from our correspondence to release your awarded payment fund
valued sum of $5.5 Million into your contract account, we are on
the
process to open an Bank account in your name and forward to you
the
account information so that you can access your fund in your
account
by yourself But we are surprise this morning when we are about to
open
escrow account on your behalf, we received another email from Ms
Diane
L. McAllister whom claim to be your representative with a letter
of
trust certificate telling us that she's your next of kin and you
left
an instruction to her for the claim of your(deposited fund
$5.5million) Here are the below account information she forwarded
to
us to transfer your fund into her account.

The account which she forward to us as follow.

Bank of America St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
Account Holder Name:Diane L. Mcallister
Account No.003767127294
Routing No. 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St #2 Ramat Gan, Tn 54224

Please, do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this woman
is
from you and has your authority to receive your fund. If this
lady is
not your representative, you are requested to contact us without
any
delay and send this information as soon as possible, so that your
fund
value of $5.5 Million united state dollars will be released to
you
through bank telegraphic wire transfer method. Send your details
to
Foreign Remittance Department First United Security Bank.

Please for the best of you knowledge you are hereby advice to
contact
the bank agent office at his direct email address and telephone
number
give in this email

Below:

Contact Person: Mr john bailey
Contact Via-email: service.frdfusbank@accountant.com
Telephone: +1 3256031988

FURNISH YOUR VALID DATA TO ENABLE US VERIFY YOUR DETAILS.

1. YOUR FULL NAME.

2. YOUR TELEPHONE.

3. FAX.

4. AGE.

5. SEX.

6. YOUR OCCUPATION.

7. YOUR ADDRESS.

8. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION'S.

9. YOUR ID OR PASSPORT.

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE
SAID Ms
Diane L. Mcallister, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT
SEVEN
WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND
INTO Ms.
Diane L. Mcallister.

You’re sincerely,

BARRISTER ROSELYN PAYNE & CO. CHAMBERS
(Legal practitioners, Will, Finance & Probate Solicitor)
Campden Hill House, 192-196 Campden Hill Road, London W8 7TH

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