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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: Dr David Gilbert <drdavidgilberts2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drdavidgilbert2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:34:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: HELLO BENEFICIARY

Attn: Beneficiaries

I am Dr David Gilbert newly employed as an agent fund recover and compensation department, This is to officially inform you that I have verified your file fund presently in my office, and I found out that you have not received your payment after all your effort to get your fund in respect to your inheritance payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your Payment immediately because most of the officials in this bank has been sacked no longer working with our bank.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFTCARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America, Asia and Africa Pacific, which is the instruction given by the UN, (GCFR) Burkina Faso.

This card centre will send you an ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your money an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum Amount is $5.5million dollars, while ($10,000.00) ten thousand dollars you will withdraw per each day, Now forward me your data’s information through my email address (drdavidgilbert2@gmail.com) as stated below to enable me submit your information to ATM VISA CARD department as soon as possible.
Here is my private Telephone +226 6687 5908 calls me for more clarifications.

1.) You’re Full Name: ………………………………………………………………
2.) You’re Residential Home Address:………………………………………………
3.) You’re Nationality: ……………………………………………………………...
4.) You’re Phone Number and Fax Number: ……………………………………….
5.) You’re Age:………………………………………………………………………
6.) You’re Occupation:…………………………………………………………........
7.) Scan Copy of Your International Passport or Identity Card or Driver's License:..

Instead of losing your fund, please indicate to the card centre the total sum you are expecting and for your Information you have stop any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with any new development.
Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,
Management
Dr David GILBERT +226 6687 5908.

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