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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: "GRANT PAYMENT CENTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sydneymooradian01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:38:13 +0200
Subject: GRANT PAYMENT READY..

GRANT PAYMENT CENTER                      
(GPC) U.S.A
                     
 
 
 
Attn, 
                                        
 
                       
It has been brought to our notice that you have not been paid your long overdue grant payment by the UN. This is due to some corrupt hoodlums, and some corrupt government officials who try to divert your money into their own private account. We have arranged your payment through the International ATM Card Payment Center; this is part of an instruction passed by the United Nations in respect to all over delayed payment.                         
                       
 
 
             
The Payment Center department will send your ATM Card valued sum of ($8.5 Million United States Dollars). which you are to use in accessing your fund in any ATM MACHINE located anywhere in the world, and the maximum withdrawal daily limit is US$5000.00. but it will take years but the best option is as soon as you receive it, you can use it to make a transfer into your own private account. So kindly contact the Payment Center with the below information, most importantly you are advised to send your full data to him, which includes:                      
 
         
                       
Contact Name: Mr. Sydney Mooradian                
Email:            sydneymooradian01@gmail.com
Phone Number: 1-(361) 799-5390                                              
       
                       
                                       
                       
Full Name:                      
Current Residential Address.......                      
Direct Phone Number.......                      
Country........                       
                       
                      
 
                     
All you have to do now is contact Mr. Sydney Mooradian so that he will send you with the two delivery options to enable you choose from the options you prefer and the one you can afford. Note if you are not ready to comply with the obvious delivery fee out of the two-delivery options Mr. Sydney Mooradian will send it to you, please do not bother to contact him.                       
                       
 
 
                
Thanks for your cooperation.                      
                       
                       
                     
                       
Best Regards,                     
DR BELL LORRIS                      
GRANT PAYMENT CENTER                       
(GPC) GLOBAL BANK

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