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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: Administrator <allother1@pateljewellers.com>
Reply-To: <mr.williamsscott@citromail.hu>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:48:34 -0800
Subject: Re: Congratulation Unpaid Beneficiary!!!!

I am writing to inform you that your compensation/winning payment was approved today by the Board and Directors of the United Nation Committee following the meeting held by the president of France Emmanuel Macron, USA president Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Mrs. Teresa May and some other African Leaders which ended 15th November 2021, the main purpose of this meetings is to put an end to all online hoax acts which has been existing some few decades ago, which has led to pain, bankruptcy and
even death to so many innocent people around the globe.

Investigation has shown where most of the online con artists are located, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST, UAE, – etc. You are therefore advised to quit contact with any email, phone calls, office, dating profiles, documents or persons from these above mentioned sources. Our Cyber Division team under the supervision of the FBI had been delegated all around the globe.

Thousands of these scam artists have been arrested and convicted to our preventive custody, this email was directed to you simply because your email was detected from a computer hard drive which belongs to one of the scam artists arrested in Africa, no Names or Addresses was received alongside the information we have of you.

This above mentioned meetings ended 15th November 2021 with a legal agreement that 100 fortunate victims whose email address has been recovered from these fore-mentioned hoodlums be compensated with the sum of ? $4.6 Million each. (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS QUALIFIES YOU FOR THE CLAIM)

You are therefore advised to reconfirm your details to enable the financial department release your payment to you without any delay.

Head of Financial Department: Mr. Williams Scott
Email Address: mr.williamsscott@citromail.hu

Thus, Reconfirm the following:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Home Address:
3. Your Direct phone number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6: Gender (Male or Female ):

We look forward to your prompt response.

Thank you.

George McConnell.
Director of Payment,
UN Foreign Office,

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Patel Jewellers, Navi Mumbai, India



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