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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: Payment Director <transferscredits2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fgodrick24@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:46:00 +0100
Subject: Funds Claim Availability

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Attention,

This is to finally inform you about our bank 2021 outgoing payment
audit which we discovered an unclaimed $12,500.000USD under your
claim, while after the investigation we found out that it was being
deposited as part of your compensation/inheritance fund, while the
depositor has passed away last year and are no more to remind us of
the payment to you before this date of notice, so you're urgent
expected after reading to contact this office back for more
information in how to complete this transaction with you, because this
fund are to be confiscate within few days if no responds from you the
beneficiary as to avoid fund diversion by hackers through the glob.

However note, this $12,500.000USD outstanding payment is still safe
and available for your claim for now upon your response, but we want
to first confirm you're the right person and not wrong person to claim
the fund on your behalf, while a new arrangement was agreed with bank
Committees that we will now make available (2) Mode of Payment as
Stated bellow: 1. is via ATM Card with the service fee to be paid for
issuing and uploading of the funds into Atm Card in your name, or 2.
Through bank to bank transfer with the cost transfer registration fee
to be paid.

Read careful and send your reply direct to the contact E-mail below:(
fgodrick24@gmail.com ) or contact the following number#:
(+234)-814-373-8384.

In summery, you're expected to let's hear your chosen option and ready
to be paying the option fee as to be disclose next upon your responds,
while to be contacting with your full identification information in
return, and this is to be sure it's you as to avoid any kind of
interruption or wrong claim towards this fund.

Respectfully,

Michael L Himes
Reply to:( fgodrick24@gmail.com )
Payment Director.

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