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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. Donald V. Hammond" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <000000wn.accc@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 16:49:41 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Head Office
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045
 
Dear: Esteem Customer .............
 
It has come to our notice that you have been defrauded of your hard earned money by fraudsters from Africa and the rest of the world. During the last Anti-Fraud meeting held in Washington DC, we were alarmed along with the rest of the world at The loss of funds from various foreigners to scam artists operating all over the world today. After the meeting, we have decided to redeem the good image of some African countries, so an immediate payment of $ 2,500,000.00USD (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United), The States will be made byUNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE as the authorized and corresponding paying bank under the assistance of the World Bank.
 
As some of the beneficiaries have been paid most of them are from United States. Your information was among those mentioned by some syndicate members arrested in Lagos Nigeria, Accra Ghana and London as one of those who have lost a lot of money to their operations.
 
You are hereby advised and warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason whatsoever as the US secret service and the FBI are working day and night to track these criminals down. This has to be kept confidential until these criminals are all apprehended .
 
We hereby bring to your notice that the sum of $10.5 Million will be credited into your new registered online account and the Online login access information will be given to you, once you provide us with an FRAUD PROTECTION LICENSE REPORT of this funds for final approval and also to avoid the FBI from flagging your online account because of the large volume of funds involved.This will enable you log into the online account and make your online transfer to any account of your choice.
 
You are therefore advised to comply with this instruction immediately and get back to me Asap.
 
Thank you for banking with us.
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Donald V. Hammond
Chief Operating Officer

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