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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: "Ttrans" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarahamos@webmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:28:32 +0200
Subject: kindly respond for your $8.5 million US

Head Office:
77B Liverpool Street London, EC2M 7PY United Kingdom.
Email: jshirley@webmail.co.za
COMFIRMATION OF OVERDUE PAYMENT 8.5 million USD
Attn: Beneficiary.
This message serves to inform you that the (International Monetary Fund (IMF)agency have finally concluded arrangements towards your lottery payment, Inheritance, and contract payments which has been on hold in a bank and our revenue service department for a long period.
We apologies for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that this may have caused during our ongoing investigation on the reason for delay, however we have made contact with the Reserve Bank Of South Africa to handle the Final Release of your fund into your account for compensating you as the beneficiary.
Please provide below the requested details to : Mrs Anna cooper for official payment clarity.
Full Name:
Tel:
Address:
The bank of England Director (Mr. Spencer Dale and Dr S. Bernanke from America Federal Reserve Bank New York) also sounded a very serious warning and issued the last instructions/order to the revenue Service Department England to quickly release all funds placed on hold which is either in an escrow account or vaults of any bank respectively to the sole beneficiaries which your name has been listed in our database for compensation, To Claim Your Fund you will need to contact the office of the Processing Centre - as the Reserve Bank does not deal with individuals but an authorized processing agency/bank, you are advice to contact Mrs Anna cooper on the following email addresses: (jshirley@webmail.co.za) with your details and ensure you give all your cooperation to guide you through the clearing and the processing formalities for immediate release of your $8.5 million USD approved fund into your designated bank account.
Yours Faithfully
 

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