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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. Abubakar Malami" <erei26454@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedbank103@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 14:18:46 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

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Our government and the United Nation launched an effort to compensate

all the victims of fraud And your email address was found in the list of

fraud victims.


The programs are as follows:


(1) Eradication of scamming strategies by advanced technology input.

(2) Compensation of scam victims.

(3) Instantiates funds in any kinds

(4) next of kin

(5) Bitcoins investors


Your email address was found and you are one of those to be

compensated.Your total compensation fund is $800 000 00 (Eight hundred

thousand, United State Dollars) This money is presently banked with the

remittance department of the organization. All you have to do is to

contact the head office of the remittance department with the following

details to enable your fund to be processed and released to you within

the stipulated time frame. contact email (unitedbank103@gmail.com)


YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED


Signed by,


Abubakar Malami


Attorney General of Nigeria.

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