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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: "Dr. James A. Schuster" <samuelamechionyekwe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ub9969719@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 07:25:27 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND YOU HAVE TO RECEIVING FROM
WESTERN UNION/ MONEY GRAM FROM AMERICA, THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNITED
STATES WAS AUTHORIZED THE CITIBANK OF AMERICA TO TRANSFER THE
$10.5MILLIONUSD THROUGH ONLINE BANKING WHICH YOU WILL TRANSFER BY
YOURSELF TO ANY ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE.

DO CONTACT CITIBANK OF AMERICA FOR THE TRANSFER.

HERE IS THE BANK CONTACT DETAILS
BANK NAME... CITIBANK OF AMERICAN
CONTACT PERSON....MRS. MARGO PILIC
DO CONTACT THEM FOR THE ONLINE BANKING.

REGARD
Mrs. Margo Pilic
Chief of Staff* Office
of the CEO
VERY URGENT.

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