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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: "António Guterres" <vvzhy@td.lpi.ac.ru>
Reply-To: <antonioguterresunitednationsse@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 18:40:53 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT / YOUR LAST CHANCE..

Attention / Attention / Attention,,,

Dear Contractor / Beneficiary,,,,

The world presidency's held meeting on issues Affecting individuals / countries and offices round the world, America / world presidents have also sated down how all Affected persons ( SCAMS / FRAUD VICTIMS ) WILL BE PAID AND YOU ARE AMONG THEM, At this point, After the meeting,It was fully agreed within them,pusillanimously to release all funds lost to scammers / fraudsters of ATM cards delivery / Lottery winners / contracts / contractors / benefactors Affected,we have also agreed that those affected must make move to clear all there funds in short time from the world bank on or before the last day of November 2019 unfailingly,,kindly indicate where your own payment fund falls to as recorded bellow for urgent release of your total sum through the world bank president ok....

1, $5 million dollars-------------
2, $10 million dollars------------
3, $15 million dollars------------
4, $20 million dollars------------
5, $25 million dollars------------
6, $30 million dollars------------
7, $35 million dollars------------
8, $40 million dollars------------
9, $45 million dollars------------
10,$50 million dollars------------
11,$55 million dollars------------
12,$60 million dollars------------
13,$65 million dollars------------
14,$70 million dollars------------
15,$75 million dollars------------
16,$80 million dollars------------
17,$85 million dollars------------
18,$90 million dollars------------
19,$95 million dollars------------
20,$100 million dollars-----------

kindly indicate where your own contract / Benefactor fund fall into from the above mentioned funds List for proper and immediate payment commencement.

World Bank executives
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Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina Georgieva
David Malpass
David Malpass
Sandie Okoro
Sandie Okoro
Victoria Kwakwa
Victoria Kwakwa
Mahmoud Mohieldin
Mahmoud Mohieldin
Makhtar Diop
Makhtar Diop
Imrana Jalal
Imrana Jalal
United Nations Secretary General
António Guterres
antonioguterresunitednationsse@gmail.com
antonioguterresunitednationsse@un-worldbank.org

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