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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: "INVESTOR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Jamesshuford@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 18:16:18 +0100
Subject: Hello update on second badge of your Inheritance via lotto part payment which you will confirm without any upfront fee from you

Hello, Beneficiary 
 
 
 
 
 
How are you doing today? I hope you are fine and strong which i pray for to bring this good news to you again based on the last chapter of your part payment information reaching me from the international monetary Fund (IMF) head of authority concerning your overdue part payment worth of $2.8million which has been approved to pay you without any upfront fee from you to was your inheritance fund via lotto fund.
 
 
 
For your information your part payment worth $2.8million has been approved to pay you without any upfront fee but the only procedure are you must travel to your singing center to sign your transaction vital documents and receive your payment gift item which you will use to confirm your funds through the bank paymaster by bank to bank transfer once you sign your transaction documents in person,
 
 
 
which is the one of the strong reason you have not receive even one cent from your lotto or inheritance funds all this while but keep on spending more time and money in getting nothing because you have not follow the due process to travel face to face to sign your transaction document and receive your important payment gift item and proceed to your payment center to confirm your $2.8million part payment direct to your choice account through the bank paymaster who will transfer the money to your choice account.
 
 
 
Let me make it open to you again, The reason you have not received one cent from your funds for years now is because you have not traveled to sign your transaction documents and do the must needful by receiving your important payment gift item from the head of authority which you will use to confirm your fund because without the bank paymaster confirming your payment gift item from you he will not transfer your $2.8million to your account, but it is very easy in the sense that once you follow my right instruction you will confirm your funds instantly and do the needful.
 
 
 
Finally you will not spend one cent of your own money to receive this fund or pay any upfront fee from your pocket which is 100% sure, because i have financier who is ready to pay for every of your expenses concerning your trip to both country means that the investor will pay for your flight ticket going and coming back and also pay for your payment gift item including your hotel reservation based on how many days you will spend but in respect of this expenses the investor will get 25% from the total sum of $2.8million while the left balance will be your own.
 
 
 
Please put it in writing the investor will receive 25% from the total sum of $2.8million once you confirm your funds  to your choice account but before we start you have to assure me that the investor will get his 25% before we proceed because you will not pay one cent for your trip to confirm your funds in the sense that your flight ticket going and coming back will provide by the investor including your hotel reservation with other bills in total. 
 
 
In conclusion please keep this transaction as your top secret for security reasons and also to pave a way for you to travel first to confirm your fund.
 
 
Send your whatsApp number for better communique to feed you with more details.
 
 
 
Thanks and stay safe while I wait to hear from you.
 
 
 
Dr James Shuford
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