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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: "Mr. Jakoo Abel" <jakoo4reallovesalana@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bw608486@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:11:28 -0500
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATION TO YOU MY FRIEND.

Attention Beneficiary,

Sorry if this message came to your spam folder,

It's been more than a year since the "lock-down. As business resumes
again, capital funding has been a challenge and many firms are
re-evaluating their capital resources funding in the look for
"breakout" options to increase their capital finance.

Do you have any viable business platform project that needs financial
funding? Depending on your business platform project, well there's
good news today, My name is Jakoo Abel,  from AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION, the ECOWAS DISTRICT OFFICER. Please note that this is
about your compensation fund which is been giving out by the Africa
Union Commission and your E-mail appears among the lucky ones to be
receiving this compensation with the sum of US ($950,000.00) only,
which aims is to support your businesses also to cover operational
costs like i mention above.

We found your email in our list among the individuals who will be
receiving this fund that is why we are contacting you, You are advised
to contact our paying center immediately for your compensation fund of
$950,000.00 USD only, so they will deliver it to you directly to your
home with your provided address.

Therefore, contact Mr. Bruce Williams with your full Name, your direct
telephone number and your correct Postal Address where you want him to
send you this your Fund with a copy of your identity card, so get in
contact with him now is very important and get everything resolve with
him for your Fund to be send to you without any delay.

Contact information below.

Mr. Bruce Williams.
Financial Director
Email: < bw608486@gmail.com >

We will request you to get back to us as soon as you have received and
confirmed your package.

 Best Regards.
 Mr. Jakoo Abel,
(For African Union Commission).
PO Box 3243. Addis-Ababa , Ethiopia.

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