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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. Timothy Gribben" <magdalene.abdel1000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: prudentorg1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:10:35 +0100
Subject: IMPLEMENTING THE BANK SECRECY ACT (BSA)


The Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Liberty Loan Federal Building; Washington, D.C. USA
Tel: (202) 478 2026

IMPLEMENTING THE BANK SECRECY ACT (BSA)

FINRA reviews a firm’s compliance with AML rules under FINRA Rule
3310, which sets forth minimum standards for a firm’s written
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance program. The basic tenets of an
AML compliance program under FINRA 3310.

Anti-Money Laundering

Banks/beneficiaries must comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and its
implementing regulations (“AML rules”). The purpose of the AML rules
is to help detect and report suspicious activity including the
predicate offenses to money laundering and terrorist financing, such
as securities fraud, fund transfer in excess of One Million USD and
market manipulation.

In view of the aforementioned, your fund payment valued $6,500,000.00
USD (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
was approved by the U.S Department of the Treasury Washington DC, USA
in conjunction with IMF and World Bank in your name and favor through
the accredited bank is ready for transfer.

You are advised to get back to me urgently and re-confirm to me the
following details;

1. Names
2. Residential address
3. Date of Birth
4. Functional telephone number (no voice mail)
5. Current occupation
6. Name, address, EMAIL and telephone of next of kin
7. Scanned copy of YOUR VALID PASSPORT ID

You are free to call or SMS me on my direct Telephone: (204) 410 2372

Sincerely,

Mr. Timothy Gribben
Commissioner of the Fiscal Service

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