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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: "THE INTERPOL WASHINGTON - U.S" <iammrlewjackj@gmail.com>
Reply-To: continentaltrustbanksltd@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 19:01:02 +0100
Subject:

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INTERPOL CYBER CRIMES DIVISION

Washington, DC 20530-0001


REF: FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877



Good day to you beneficiary,


I am Michael A. Hughes, director of the U.S. National Central Bureau in
Washington. We have been working to root out fraudsters and combat
transnational crime in the cross-border country through the partnership of
the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), and the Financial
Crimes Commission (FCC). During our investigations, we arrested a total of
137 suspected fraudsters in various parts of the world (including Asia,
Africa, North America and Europe) and they were charged by the
International Criminal Court of Justice (ICC).


This case is part of our ongoing efforts to protect Americans from
fraudulent online schemes and to bring to justice those who prey upon
American citizens and businesses. See necessary case details below:
https://dailypost.ng/2019/08/23/fbi-releases-list-80-nigerians-arrested-fraud-names-lead-suspects/
.


After several investigations and proper research, we were able to recover
so much money from these scammers. The seized assets have been liquidated
and approved to be shared among victims who have lost their hard-earned
money to internet fraudsters. I am writing this email to you because your
contact details were found on several devices belonging to the perpetrator
and we assume you have been scammed.


Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive restitution for
damages caused by their crimes. Being that apprehended fraudsters operated
on an international scale and victimized thousands of individuals and
companies of several nationalities; we determined that the investigation
had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary
judgment and integrity in international relations. Because this was a
private investigation, all victims (including you) were represented by a
professional court-appointed public defender.



After systematically pursuing the case for over two years, we have
successfully secured restitution payments of US$2,459,910.00 (Two Million
Four Hundred Fifty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred and Ten Dollars) for each
victim payable by wire transfer.


The Restitutions are ordered to be paid immediately. To start receiving
your restitution benefits, please contact Continental Trust Bank at:
continentaltrustbanksltd@gmail.com with the information below for identity
verification purposes and the email rightful ownership confirmation.
Acceptable Documents for Identity Verification:

1. State identification (ID) card:

1. Driver license:

2. Residential address:

3. Phone number:

4. State of residence:

5. Full bank details:


Be sure to quote your Reference Number in all correspondences.


Sincerely,

Michael A. Hughes

Director - U.S. National Central Bureau

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