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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: "Dr. Jim Ken Kennedy" <officeffffffggg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalreservebankuk101@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 12:19:02 +0000
Subject: Congratulation to your Compensation fund.

Happy New Year to you and your family!!
congratulations
This is to inform the above that National Relief Fund/SunTrust Bank
International is offering a Financial Incentive of US$800,000.00(Eight
Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) to every United States of
America/Arab/Asia/European/African/CITIZEN of the world a life Time
opportunity to benefit in a SunTrust Bank International ATM MasterCard
COMPENSATION, In order to encourage people around the world.

Your Email address is among the Second batch to Receive the
incentive payment of US$800,000.00 (Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars Only) on this exercise, the purpose for These
funds is to ensure relief to the global citizens of the world and To
support citizens on the pandemic problems, this is the reason the
National Relief Fund/SunTrust Bank decided to carry out this exercise
of empowerment to humanity globally.

The MasterCard daily Limit is $5.000.00 USD. be advised that this Card
is validTill on 2nd febuary 2024. Note: that you will be responsible
for the Insurance/Delivery Charges of your Incentive of US$800,000.00
(Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars Only) as you already Informed that your
US$800,000.00 has already been programmed into the ATM MasterCard,so
be advice that Insurance/Delivery charges are not deductible.And it
will only cost you $250....!!!

To claim your incentive, Please fill out the following personal
Information, Your Full Name-----------------
Delivery Address,------------------------
Valid Phone Number---------------------
Your occupation---------------
for your incentive Compensation of US$US$800,000.00
Valued MasterCard to be delivered to You within the next 48 hours as
the United States Courier Delivery Service awaiting your details of
delivery.


Signed by:
Dr. Jim Ken Kennedy
Tell:(360-868-6647)
Regional Director
Sun Trust Bank International
federalreservebankuk101@gmail.com

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