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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. Marcus Pleyer" <sw416912@gmail.com>
Reply-To: prudentorg1@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:02:26 +0100
Subject: The Financial Action Task Force


The Financial Action Task Force
(Groupe d'action financière)
FATF / GAFI
1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20220, USA


INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED ON FUND VALUED $5,500,000 USD

Introduction: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an international
policy-making and standard-setting body dedicated to combating money
laundering and terrorist financing.

In view of the aforementioned, your file was submitted to my office by the
First Gulf Finance Dubai UAE seeking approval before the final transfer of
$5,500,000 USD (Five Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) in your
name and favour.

This agency is statutorily mandated to monitor/ report and STOP fund
transfers that do not meet the basic ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING requirements. In
view of the aforementioned I need you to get back to me ASAP re-confirmed
to me the following details;

1. Name
2. Residential address
3. Telephone number
4. Scanned copy of ID card.

It is imperative that you respond to this letter to avoid STOPPAGE of the
fund transfer and subsequent PROSECUTION for MONEY LAUNDERING.

Thank you.

Mr. Marcus Pleyer
Vice President

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