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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: "Mrs. Georgieva" <ninarachel797@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lometogounitedbankofafrica1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:59:35 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS


To je attention of the beneficiary,

Toto e-mailové oznámenie prinesiete directly z Office of African Union (AU)
Anti-Fraud Committee Team republiky Togo v collaboration with United
Nations (UN) Duty Station Lome-Togo, Grade P-4 Číslo post-AF /
RP/RDBCPN/SHS/0001.in regards to the extensive
round-up (arrests) of internet scammers. Slúži na vysokú úroveň
komplaintov, ktoré boli prijaté z United Nations (UN) na úrovni Fraudsters
/ Fraudsters with African nationalities. Všetky internetové služby
providers had noted the increase in email traffic from Africa to other
continents.

V tejto raid, tri hundred six (306) scammers má been arrested so far a raid
je stále going on. Sú recovered full sum of US$857 miliónov dolárov z neho,
hotovosť v hotovosti a účty, ktoré boli nahlásené od svojich victims. Ako
sme mali množstvo tisícok victims' e-mailových address z ich address books.
It is at this time that we contact you.

Ak máte triedy, povedzte, že severné časy nie sú úspešné, keď ste
vysvetlili, že tento reminder jeden posledný čas, po ktorom United Nations
Compensation Commission bude mať výber, ale píšete z vášho $750,000.00
compensation money and mark it. as unclaimed, so please reply to tento
letter immediately to clarify vaše pozície na tejto matke pred tým, ako je
to late, act quickly a kompletne s inštrukciami pre vaše dobré. Viac
detailov will be provided when you contact United Bank of Africa Lome, Togo

"And dnes sme notify, že váš fond má byť credited to a VISA karta UBA Bank
a je tiež ready to be delivered.
Now contact the General Director of Banco UBA
Name.................. Mr. Tony Elumelu
Email address ........lometogounitedbankofafrica1@gmail.com

Jeho podrobnosti o ňom boli mentioned podľa jedného Syndicates, ktorý bol
arrested ako jeden z ich victims of operations. Vaše hereby nie sú
komunikačné alebo duplicate this message to them pre any reason ako náš
agent USA je already tracking iných criminals.

Nasledujte nasledujúce informácie o doručení vášho vydaného VISA ATM karty
na adresu.

Your full name========================
Your country of origin====================
Your address ====================
Email address =========================
Your phone number =====================
Your age ===========================
Your gender =================== ======
Your occupation ===========================

N/B; Keď sa dostanem späť do mojej immediately vždy, keď sme mohli začať
všetky nepotrebné procesy a protokoly pre release vášho compensation
payment fund immediately.
Greetings, African Union (AU) Anti-Fraud Committee Team Office Republic of
Togo Branch

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