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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: "Sir Philip Barton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhpraboefd6r@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:45:17 +0100
Subject: RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION RELEASE ORDER,

Attn:  Beneficiary
 
                  Dear Sir,
                                      RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION RELEASE ORDER
 
Following the newly appointed Governor of our Apex Bank, the Top Management of the our Apex Bank has officially directed to release your overdue Investment Fund's Payment VALUED AT FIFTY-TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING (£52,900.000.00)after our extraordinary management meeting with the newly appointed Governor of our Apex Bank.
 
All departments' Executive Directors have been officially directed to ensure that all  due payments are ready  for final remittance before coming to the  new appointed Governor to sign for any foreign payment transfer of funds. All waited payments and beneficiaries are to reconfirm their positions and willingness to complete the UK  Foreign Payment Legal Due Diligence Process.
 
Finally, all beneficiaries are to reconfirm His or Her Position to receive the Fund's Payment on or before Monday 3rd May 2021.
 
Failure for you to reconfirm your position, on or before Monday Monday 3rd May 2021.The said Fund's Payment will be officially signed and returned back into the Government Treasury by the newly appointed  Governor of our Apex Bank.
 
Yours Sincerely
 
Sir Philip Barton
Principal Accounting Officer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office(FCDO)

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