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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Thompson Beck <tbi@spit.ac.in>
Reply-To: thompsonbeck01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 12:20:28 -0800
Subject: Dear esteemed customer,

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Dear esteemed customer,

The Management of Euroclear bank Corporate Office Headquarters
wishes to inform you that
after a brief meeting held by the Bank executives on the 5th Day of
January,2022 at 13:39 P.M Eastern Daylight Time(EDT), we deem it
appropriate to intimate you that your funds will be transferred into the
United States Treasury Account with the JP Morgan Chase bank according
to the
record we got from Federal Reserve Bank and IMF due to your inability
to complete the transaction and your failure to meet up with a minor
obligations.

The actual funds ($6,800,000.00 ) will be withdrawn from the government
account comes up immediately you meet up with our requirements . This is
inline with the instructions of the USA Treasurer Mr Steven Mnuchin that
all unclaimed funds to be
paid into the United States Government Treasury Account as unserviceable
funds in compliance to section 3 subsection 1(a) of the United States
Financial Law enacted in 2001 after an attack on our dear country on
September 11,2001.

Note! You will receive your $6,800,000.00 via Online transfer.

If you still wish to receive your funds do get back to us immediately so
that we will remove your payment file from the list of those
Files that will be seized by the United States Government.

We will setup an online account in our bank, and send you username and
password with directives on how to successfully transfer your funds from
your online account into your bank account in your Country.

Yours faithfully,`
Thompson Beck(CEO)
Euroclear Bank Â®ï¸

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