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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: "MR. WILLIAMS MOORE [UN]" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <private.imf.2019@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 22:00:09 -0700
Subject: ALABAMA GOVT/CAPITAL BANK SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2019

UNITED NATIONS GOVERNMENTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2019/2022
CAPITAL BANK
9849 Parkway East,
Birmingham AL 35206
Telephone;- +1 (205) 573-2638
==============================================================

I am Mr. Williams Moore, The recent assigned compensation manager ranked to spearhead the payment of some selected (Scam Victims) under the United Nations Compensation fund powered by the Alabama Government In conjunction with the Capital Bank USA.

As I e-mail you, I have received payment alert and confirmation from the Capital Bank Account manager that the total sum of $18,350,000.00 (Eighteen Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) has been deposited with them under my account to be disbursed accordingly to some selected Scam Victims most specifically in the state of Alabama who has a total of 25% Scam Victims and 75% shared accordingly across the world and other states in the United States.

In addition to what I have said thus far, If you can assure me of your trustworthiness I am willing to share my account login, username with password to my capital bank to enable you view the funds since you have been selected as a scam victim to be compensated under my office, I have been given a stipulated time to carry out this mission to help victimized scam victims regain some of their lost money as soon as possible so as to earn my promotion for other bigger jobs, I need your 100% attention and support to carry out this duties respectively.

I will need your details as requested below for us to commence with your payment and I want to be very certain that you are no longer in contact with any scammer from Africa or in any part of the world who has victimized you into scam thereby deceiving you with all sort of fake documents just to extort money from you falsefully. With my office and training, I could detect if a transaction is real or not, You could confide in me if you have trust issue dealing with anyone online.

Needed Information from you.


Your Full Names
Your Home address
Your Direct telephone number
Your Sex
Your Occupation
Your Next Of Kin

After I receive the above needed information's from you a file would be opened in your name with a total payment of $1.1 Million USD for your Scam Victim Compensation payment, You will be directed to the Capital Bank Website where you can register your personal bank account for your funds to be transferred in. from your newly opened capital one account, You can make transfer to any bank of your choice thereby making you a Bonafide beneficiary to the 2019/2022 United Nations Governmental compensation payment In conjunction with the Capital Bank USA.

Thank you for your time to see this project through.

Yours Sincerely
Mr. Williams Moore

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