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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. Dale Folwell" <toddm563e@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vidansz21@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:39:25 +0100
Subject: Reply Immediately

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From The US State Treasurer North Carolina
3200 Atlantic Ave, Raleigh, NC 27604, United States
RE/NO: 046-UST/00567/2345

Attention Dear.

On behalf of the entire staff of the US Treasurer North Carolina and
in collaboration with IMF and the World Bank Office. We apologize for
the delay of your contract payment/compensation fund, and all the
inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this payment. However,
further to our inspection we also discovered your name in our payment
records as the next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary who
have not yet received his own payment. So right now, your fund of
$5.5M has been handed over to the First citizens Bank, however, your
fund is being processed and will be released to you through an online
banking system of transfer as soon as you respond to this letter. so,
if you like to receive your fund this way, please let us know by
contacting First Citizens Bank with the following information listed
below, in order for them to proceed immediately:

Your Full Name: ______________________________
Your Contact House Address: __________________
Mobile/Telephone Number:_______________________
Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:__________
AGE: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: _________________________

However, kindly find below the contact person:
Mr. Raymond E. Grace
Chief Executive Officer
First Citizens Bank
Email: infofirst69@gmail.com

Note that from the record in the file, your outstanding payment is
US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million five Hundred United States Dollars). So
as soon as you re-confirm to the First Citizens Bank the above
mentioned details, and follow up with their instructions, you are
going to receive your fund via online banking system of transfer
without any holdup.

Regards

Mr. Dale Folwell
Director
US State Treasurer North Carolina

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