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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. Kenny Edward" <riamoneyttransfernigeria@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ke4741790@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:15:43 +0100
Subject: Dear Esteemed Customer

20 Crook Log, Bexleyheath, Kent,
London, United Kingdom, DA 68BP

Dear Esteemed Customer:

This is to bring to your notice that We (National Crime Agency(NCA) ) Has been Mandated by the British Government/ European Union to Source and to pay over 700 scam victims discovered through our Operations and Subsequent Arrest Of Over 150 Scammers / Fraudsters Operating within/ Outside the Shores of the United Kingdom and the EU with the Assistance of Other Financial Crime Agencies ($950,000.00) USD (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars) each. Your Name was listed by One Of the Arrested Fraudster. Hence you have been Listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your ($950,000.00) USD compensations funds.



'National Crime Agency (NCA)' is a policing agency dedicated to the identification of criminal activity related to drug trafficking, money laundering, And Scams such as 'advance Fee Fraud, email compromise Fraud and online Dating Fraud . NCA is based in the United Kingdom. While NCA has been compared to the FBI in the United States, the agency is primarily an intelligence gathering body with an Unlimited mandate for direct apprehension or arrest of criminals. NCA agents focus upon reducing the considerable harm caused by the operation of organized crime networks within And Outside the boundaries of the United Kingdom.

The NCA was established by the UK Home Office As a Replacement of the Serious Organized Crime Agency(SOCA) In 2013, in response to the growth of organized crime within And Outside Britain, with losses from Scams such as 'advance Fee Fraud, email compromise Fraud and online Dating Fraud alone estimated to be more than £1.7 billion annually. NCA is responsible for mitigating the impact of many types of cybercrimes, including DDoS attacks, spear phishing, spyware distribution.



Thus On these faithful recommendations, at the last Financial/ Monetary Regulation. meetings held at London by the British Councillor of Ex-chequer, the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA), National Crime Agency, and Banks , the Government was alarmed so much at the meetings at the extent of loss of funds by various individuals to the global scams artists operating as syndicates all over the world today. In order to compensate victims, the British Government is now paying 700 victims of these operators ($950,000.00)USD each in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) recommendations. For Due Process And Accountability , the payments will be made through Recommended Financial Institutions and supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA)

According to the number of applicants at hand, 414 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more left to be paid the compensations of $950, 000.00 USD each. Your particulars were mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason whatsoever as the secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. The FINANCIAL CRIME AGENCY(NCA) have combined effort with the European Union Anti-crime commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of foreigners and firms who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this syndicates to slight down our dignities to International communities.



Many individuals , Universal firms and Companies have gone into bankruptcy or completely shut down today due to the activity of these hoodlums. Investigation has indeed shown that these people have defrauded well over 500,000 victims 'advance Fee Fraud, email compromise Fraud and online Dating Fraud'



You WILL receive your compensation payments into your bank account through Normal Banking Practices and Financial Service Provision . I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you fast.

Best Regards

Mr. Kenny Edward

(Head Cyber / Organized Crime Unit) NCA.

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