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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: From United States of America <reveredsistermarythomas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeline0000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 09:19:50 +0100
Subject: Attn

--
I am writing to inform you that we received your payment file and have
been mandated to carry the transfer of your fund, a total of
$10.500,000.00 only as accredited in your transaction memo. we have
finally processed your payment file and will have your funds
transferred to your resident bank account via bank to bank wire
transfer as soon as possible.

We have made arrangement to proceed with the transfer this week
depending on how fast you respond to our message and will have your
fund wired via the fastest method of wire transfer,(ZX503 Cov), If you
agree and can trust our skill on this matter as already assigned to
our bank to carry out the transfer.

Please reconfirm your details as listed bellow, and I will transfer
your fund as you will confirm it in your resident Bank account:

(1.) Your Full name -------
(2.) Your home Address,----------
(3.) Your current telephone number,_-------
(4.) A copy of your identification -----
(5.) Your country,-----------------
(6.) Your full bank details------
(7.) Your Age and occupation, ----------

Yours Faithfully,
Audrey C. Raziano
Director of Operations First National
United States of America
Email: officeline0000@gmail.com

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