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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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Fraud email example:

From: RELIANCE UNIT LTD <aiccpcj48@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:57:00 +0000
Subject: Payment of $3,150,000.00 USD


From:
The affiliate office of the:
*International Monetary Fund,
*International Fund Regulatory Board,
*Capital Flight Fund Regulation,
First National Bank Limited
Johannesburg 2001,
South Africa

Sub: Payment approval of US$3,150,000.00

Good day, this is a comprehensive summary as to what has been agreed on your pending transfer. The hiccup which led to delay of the transfer of your funds into your account has been rectified by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in agreement with the South African accounting standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation. The International Financial Reporting Standards, commonly called IFRS, are accounting standards which have been set-up by the IFRS Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board to investigate and help complete all foreign pendent payments amid Covid-19 Pandemic as part of International Stimulus Package to fight the financial crisis globally.

This bill was passed and enacted in agreement with the Financial Regulatory Body of the Republic of South Africa together with the World Bank Group. You do not have any reason to fear or worry as the entire paperwork has been concluded via an irrevocable payment guarantee transfer that was legally endorsed by the above authorities spearheaded by the IFRS.

The transfer is approved to be completed into your account in no later than 4 days from date of approval so that there will be no further hitches. Please, note that the final payment approval is endorsed in favor of the First National Bank of South Africa as the accredited paying bank, therefore, we have received all your payment related papers to enable us to transfer the funds to you. Kindly reply and confirm if you are still using the same bank account or, furnish your alternative bank account for immediate processing of the transfer into your account.

Waiting for your prompt reply. Kindly send your reply to the following email for immediate attention: jamesvilliers2@outlook.com

Faithfully,

Mr. James Villiers
Head of operation/services &
Key account manager.
First National Bank Limited
# 3, First Place, Kerk &,
Simmonds St, Bank City,
Johannesburg, 2000
South Africa.
E-mail: jamesvilliers2@outlook.com
<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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