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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: John Andrew <rghdfg216@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:12:38 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Aird=3A_Tairbh=C3=AD_an_Chiste=2C?=


*Aird: Tairbhí an Chiste,*



* Chuir mé an litir seo chugat mí ó shin, ach níor chuala mé uait, níl mé
cinnte an bhfuair tú í, Agus is é sin an fáth a deirim arís í, Ar dtús, is
mise Mrs.Kristalina Georgieva, Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta agus Cathaoirleach
an Chiste Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta . Go deimhin, Rinneamar
athbhreithniú ar na constaicí agus na fadhbanna go léir a bhaineann le
d'idirbheart neamhchríochnaithe agus do neamhábaltacht chun freastal ar na
táillí aistrithe a toibhíodh, i do choinne, le haghaidh na roghanna
aistrithe atá caite, féach ar ár suíomh le haghaidh do dheimhniú **www.imf.org
<http://www.imf.org>*





* Is sinne an Bord Stiúrthóirí, an Banc Domhanda agus an Ciste
Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta (CAI) Washington, D.C. i gcomhar le Roinn
Státchiste na SA agus roinnt Gníomhaireachtaí Imscrúdaithe ábhartha eile
anseo i Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. d’ordaigh ár nAonad Íocaíochta Eachtraí,
Banc Aontaithe na hAfraice Lome Tógo, Cárta VISA a eisiúint duit, áit a
n-uaslódálfar do chiste $1.5 milliún, chun do chiste a tharraingt siar
tuilleadh. Le linn ár n-imscrúdaithe, fuaireamar amach le faitíos go raibh
moill gan ghá ar d’íocaíocht ag oifigigh truaillithe de chuid an Bhainc atá
ag iarraidh do chistí a atreorú isteach ina gcuntais phríobháideacha. Agus
inniu cuirimid in iúl duit go bhfuil do chiste curtha chun sochair do
chárta VISA ag Banc UBA agus freisin réidh le seachadadh, Anois déan
teagmháil le cúnamh Bainc UBA An tUasal Tony Elumelu Ríomhphost
(**mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com
<mr.tonyelumelu10@gmail.com>**)*








* Seol an fhaisnéis seo a leanas chuici chun do Chárta VISA ATM
creidiúnaithe a sheachadadh chuig do sheoladh. D'Ainm
Iomlán=================== Do Thír Thionscnaimh============== Do sheoladh
Baile =============== D'uimhir theileafóin =============== Mise le
mórmheas Mrs Kristalina*

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