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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: Grant Schneider <thaisma@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <sergio.martinez_552@citromail.hu>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 13:45:31 -0700
Subject: Chief information security officer (CISO). 144

Attention!

How are you doing? We hereby inform you that your fund has been released after a brief meeting held by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Discovery Fund management, representatives from United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. It was resolved that all the Contract Payments, Compensation payments, Inheritance, next-of-kin, super hurricane Sandy, Lottery Winning or Award Prizes, owed to Government, Companies or Individuals are to be paid.

Your Overdue payment of US$8,000,000.00, Eight Million United States Dollars has been released and approved for payment to you. You are receiving this constructive email from the Information security office because your Email ID is among those that will partake in the payment schedule. Be advised to get in touch with general superintendent of your funds via email: ( sergio.martinez_552@citromail.hu ) he will guide you on how you will receive your funds.

Note, Global Discovery Fund management was set up to discover all unpaid fund owed to Government, Companies or Individuals. We got this vital information through our Intelligence Monitoring Network System.Kindly contact superintendent of your funds with your full information to receive your Overdue payment.

Your Full Name
Your phone Number
Your Address

Regards
Grant Schneider
Chief information security officer (CISO).

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