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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: michael trukey <macfarlaneaw@macfarlaneaw.karoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: michaeltrukey@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 04:21:12 -0700
Subject: [SUSPICIOUS MESSAGE] FedEx Delivery Company Service



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This massage is from Federal Reserve Bank Corporation here in New
York. NY USA. headquarters I, m Dr.William C Dudley President
Federal Reserve Bank in New York. I'm here on behalf of your $
4.5 million unpaid funds.This fund is declared and stated for the
compensation to you, we are connected with Ekonomi Bankasi (AS}
from Turkey for total compensation, I am here to inform you today that
we have obtained and succeeded in everything, both
internally and otherwise to ensure that you receive your
compensation fund, in cash right now, we have (6) ways to pay to
individual people their fund because too many groups of
authorities are not legitimate again, all that they do is to
charge people money, Therefore, we create (6) ways out for easy
access, it is your choice and responsibility to apply any of your
options. System (1) We have police officers who can deliver the
fund to the destination without being stopped by any authority in
any city in America and Europe, he is the bank police assigned by
the united nations for this particular purpose.

Method (2) we have a customs agent who can deliver it to your
home branch without being interrupted by other authorities in any
way in the cities of America. Ways to (3) (3) we have Bank motor
with security to bring the packages at your location without
having any issues by the government or the problem of the airport
authorities The system with the number ( (4) system we can mail
the packages form our bank Mail company stated as bank Capital
corporation without a problem. Another way of (5) Through bank transfer
by opening the online bank transfer for you and money transfer to your
accountant the Last method of delivery (6) by
you come here to our office to sign the certificate of ownership
and take your fund

This is the way to go, so choose your choice and respond
immediately, because this is your final junction, you will not
lose this fund if you follow my advice and each delivery m

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