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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: Howard Ronald <westernfile66@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oficepaymen2015@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 03:01:56 -0800
Subject: Re: Payment resolved Amount: US$22.5Million

From Barrister Howard Ronald ESQ.
Re: Payment resolved Amount: US$22.5Million

Dear Client,

Does it means that you are no more interested of making the claim of
your outstanding fund US$22.5MILLION of yours which have successful
channel to transfer and reflect into your bank and up till this moment
you have decided to remain silent after I have personally took an Oath
for you to secure this fund.

With all due respect, if you really know that you are no more
interested of making this claim of your outstanding fund of yours
kindly update me now to cancel this Transfer since your negative
thought does not allow you to believe on the reality so send me a
declaration letter stated that you are no more interested of making
the claim so that I will cancel the transfer.

What makes you think that you will not secure your fund and have
Access of the fund as Beneficiary and you should know that I have made
everything possible for you so kindly go now and send this Fee US$99
so that the Non-Resident Account will open to enable your $22.5Million
USD transfer into your new Non-Resident Account, after that you will
now have the chance to make a choice on how to receive your Fund which
is to be {1} Through ATM CARD, {2} Through Consignment Box. {3} if you
prefer Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, the Bank of America (BOA) will give
you all the necessary information's of your Non-Resident
Account which will enable you make withdrawals from the Non-Resident
Account into any of your proffered personal Bank Account

Does it means that you are internationally want to delay this matter
and it has been long that I made the announcement of release of your
fund which is ready to be with you so with all due respect I advice
you to go now and send this Fee
immediately without any delay and update me because I want you to
secure this fund as a agreed and signed. Make sure that you scan the
Attached Copy of payment slip to me immediately

You are advice to send the US$99 by Itnues card or Google play card as
directed below and update with the Attached Copies of payment
Information for recorded as directed immediately and also get ready
and I am at your Service because of your Funds transfer is READY which
you know that you have to appreciate the effort that United States
new present Government made for you to secure your fund with a copy of
Transfer payment Slip to you for Handover.

With all due respect, please do not delay to send this fee today
because this is a last chance and final conclusion. Kindly do your
best now to send the Fee and update me immediately

CONGRATULATIONS.

On behalf of this Democratic Government of United States of America
(U.S.A), I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in
receiving your Fund in the past.

By virtue of law, you have to go now and make the payment of the
required Fee as directed below to enable the Non-Resident Account open
in your Name of your Funds Transfer to be made immediately because
this is the time and moment you
supposed to receiving of your Inheritance funds valued $22.5Million as
Beneficiary.

I officially wait for the Attached Copy of Payment Transfer Slip
Information Scan for Recorded of your Funds Transfer to be made
immediately.

To being the process of the non residence account by appointed Account
officer at the Bank of America paying Centre, you are advice to pay
the $99 Google play card for the non residence account fee and provide
the details and in return the account will set up in your name and
other relative information to access the account will be provide for
you.

The above money should be sent within 24Hrs in favor of the smooth
confirmation of the funds to your access. Payment Advice

Sincerely yours,
Barrister Howard Ronald
Public relation officer.

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