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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. Kenneth Blanco" <fbinewyork13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infos0543@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 04:52:06 -0700
Subject: CONTACT CELL NUMBER AND E-MAIL BELOW FOR YOUR CLAIM OF FUNDS (757)
744-5342 (infos0543@gmail.com)


US Department of the Treasury
2070 Chain Bridge Road Vienna, VA 22182
United States



I can rightly tell you that since 2014 the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (finCEN) has warned all scammed victims in the US. Europe and Asia
to contact the right office in London to check if their name is on the
United Nations compensation funds list. That should be the first thing you
do, and not responding to several emails on a daily basis all promising to
deliver millions to you, you don't need no one to tell you these emails are
fake and from impostors. These impostors even impose the FBI, CIA. Homeland
Security and every Bank. If you suffered a scam or lost money to scammers
then try and find out from the designated department in charge of
compensation fund files.



From 2010 till date hundreds of scammed victims have been receiving
compensation funds while a lot of others have been losing more money to
scammers and the difference is dealing with the right persons which
guarantees you nothing but the truth. If you continue to listen and attend
all the emails you receive offering you millions, you will do that for a
very long time and continue to lose your money. The pure truth is that you
have legitimately approved funds but it’s only you who they will release
more information to contact Dr. Jacqueline Lamont Ward, Director General of
Debt Management Office (DMO) at email: ( infos0543@gmail.com ) to get all
the truth about your funds. If you know the truth, no scammer will succeed
in lying or taking advantage of your desperation to receive your funds. You
should never have stress receiving your fund if you remember what
compensation means.



Note: that every money you have sent out, the Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (finCEN) are taking records and monitoring information for possible
financial crimes because that is the only way they combat domestic and
international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial
issues. Kindly be informed that recipients shall be liable to all cost
arising for the delivery of the donation parcel. This is due to Legal law
protecting all donation funds misappropriation.





Yours in service,


Mr. Kenneth Blanco,
Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

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