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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: DIPLOMAT MARK ANTHONY <diplomatmarkanthony1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:59:49 +0100
Subject: Payment Instruction to Credit Your Bank

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HELLO,

I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON THE OFFICIAL MANDATE WE RECEIVED FROM THE
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC) TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH
€885,065.00 €UROS ONLY. IN THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION, IT WAS OBSERVED
THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE SCAM WHO
WILL RECEIVE COMPENSATION.

IN EXECUTION OF THIS MANDATE, WE HAVE SECURED A CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY FOR
THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN SIGNED IN YOUR
NAME TO LEGALIZE THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY'S LEGAL SYSTEM. I AM CONTACTING
YOU NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE AUTHORIZED NEVADA GLOBAL BANK TO TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION.

YOU’LL NEED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IF TRULY THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN SCAMMED.

1. YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH:
2. ANY VALID MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION (PASSPORT, DRIVER'S LICENSE, NATIONAL
IDENTITY CARD):
3. YOU WILL NEED TO PAY AN ACQUISITION FEE OF $73.10. THE FEE MUST BE PAID
BEFORE THE TRANSFER COMMENCE.

PLEASE REPLY NOW UNLESS YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPENSATED!


FAITHFULLY
ANDREA ENRIA- PRESIDENT |PAYMENT SUPERVISORY BOARD.

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