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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 David R. Malpass" <ventas@rigol.com.ar>
Reply-To: westernunionpayment557@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:34:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: YOUR US$2.500,
000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)




Dear Sir/Madam,

Following the petition i received from United Nations Human Rights
Commissions (UNHRC) and the International Arbitration panel over a
compensation of advance fee fraud and scam victims in Asia, Europe and
Africa. The United Nation and African Union has set up a special panel
called the (Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel) (FDRP) that comprises all
the financial monitoring and compensation body and IC3 to work out the
modalities for an amicable way of making sure that every victim of fraud
from Asia, Europe,Africa and other countries is duly compensated as a
pre-condition of lifting the economic sanction.

It is significant to mention that the United Nation and African Union is
aware of the situation and some funds spent by you while paying the fee to
receive your fund, Owing to this development, The World Bank Group and IC3
Foreign Debt Reconciliation Panel has resolved to pay every victim of
fraud whichever way in Africa and other part of the countries the sum of
US$2.500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
each. However on verification of the file for approval, your names with
several others was approved to receive the compensation through western
union as you can see the first transfer have been initiated and successful
for pick up by the World Bank Group.

So be advice to contact Western Union with this information below.

Contact Person: Peter Moore
Email: westernunionpayment557@gmail.com
Telephone Number: +1 (330) 558-1711

E-mail them Your Name, Phone number and your complete address in other to
call or text you.

Best Regards.
Mr David R. Malpass
The World Bank New President
Email: officefilr3@gmail.com

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