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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: Estelle Piery <msestelles322@gmail.com>
Reply-To: j.alban045@aol.com
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:12:20 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT

--
DEAR BENEFICIARY,

YOUR COMPENSATION FUND WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $2.4M (TWO MILLION FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE UNITED NATIONS,
AFTER THE LAST SURVEY/DRAW YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED
AMONG OTHERS TO RECEIVE THIS PAYMENT. BANK HAS BEEN MANDATED TO MAKE
THE PAYMENT TO YOU THROUGH VISA CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM ISSUED BY THE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.

YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE BUREAUCRATIC AGENCY ON EMAIL BELOW AND
SUBMIT THE INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED IN PURPOSE OF THIS PAYMENT.

NAME: MR. JAMES ALBAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAUCRACY
TEL: +22998783726
EMAIL: J.ALBAN045@AOL.COM

YOU HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY INFORMED.

SINCERELY,
ESTELLE PIERY

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