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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: Rob Behrens. <sysadmin@shpdhoa.org>
Reply-To: <robbehrensr@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2021 14:04:28 +0100
Subject: Petition Review Notification.....

International Ombudsman
Organization United Kingdom (I.O.O)
PMB 1092, London
United Kingdom

Dear Sir,

Petition Review Notification

This is with reference to the petitions received on the grounds of maladministration: administrative

irregularities, unfairness, discrimination, and abuse of office, failure to reply, refusal of information or

unnecessary delay regarding your long overdue payments. Due to the recent BREXIT these petitions have gained

more attention from this office here at the International Ombudsman Organization (I.O.O) and have received the

mandate to execute payment to you irrevocably.

The International Ombudsman has used its powers to sanction these banks for failing in their payment

obligation and thus guarantees have been issued by the Bank of England (BOE), whereby payments would be

commissioned via a reputable Private Bank with your cooperation. Therefore the Ombudsman office is able to

compel the Bank of England using the judiciary and Her Majesty’s Court to ensure BOE is willing to initiate

this payment irrevocably. To begin the process, kindly upload your information to the database by providing

the under listed below:
Complete Name:

................................................................................................
Day and Night Telephone Numbers: ..................................................................
Position:

.............................................................................................................
Company:

...........................................................................................................
Address :

..........................................................................................................
State:

..............................................................................................................

...
Country:

.............................................................................................................
E-mail:

..............................................................................................................

..
Date of Birth:

......................................................................................................
Sex:

{Male/Female}.............................................................................................
Marital Status:

....................................................................................................
Next of Kin:

.........................................................................................................
Please send the above listed information to my direct e-mail upon receipt of the requested information, you

would be presented with additional information for legalities to present to Her Majesty’s court to secure

immediate payment release. Do ensure to adhere strict confidentiality regarding this transaction to avoid

hijacking of payment by past fraudulent bank operators, thank you.
Best regards,

Rob Behrens.

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