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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: yene.ntos@netfacil.net.br
Reply-To: carlos.santosps511@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:32:16 -0700
Subject: RE

{CONFIDENTIAL}

RE: Approved Reconciliation Payment

I hope this email meets you well, sound and healthy.

I write to inform you that I have personally endorsed a reconciliation payment of $5,575,000 USD (114.22 BTC) in your favor for immediate remittance.

Approval Details
IMF Approval No: 44587P/2021
Reference No: 1HE45643CP530154A
Secret Code No: XXCN015X

I have over the weeks studied the circumstances surrounding the reasons why your approved overdue payment has not been fulfilled and must be honest to you, I was perplexed at the decision to seize and confiscate your fund despite the series of fund release payments you made over the years to get hold of your approved fund. It is true that there were minor flaws in the manner at which the initial approvals for the payment of your seized fund where obtained, but you deserved considerations; at least for the efforts you put in getting your payment by complying to the directives of the concerned authorities.

To be honest, you chance of receiving this fund is at most 1% considering the various government and central banks policies and fund movement regulations. You can only receive this approved fund through digital currency, i.e. cryptocurrency based platform that is not under central banks control.

The good news is that I took it upon myself to discreetly endorse this reconciliation payment. Your payment advice with REF: 1HE45643CP530154A have been prepared in crypto base for your BTC payment. I have already forwarded your payment mandate to the Remittance Director in charge with stringent instructions to facilitate this transfer swiftly and with utmost confidentiality.

Do let me know if this is a welcomed development by you then I will disclose to you the contacts of the financial institution, so that you can contact the Remittance Director himself, otherwise I will have to revoke the payment mandate with immediate effect.

Pastor Carlos Santos
IMF Financial Consultant
Brussels, Belgium
Social Connect: facebook.com/csantos1001

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