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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.Janet Yellen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <serviceonlineb@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 22:25:39 -0700
Subject: RE-IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF 13.8MILLION USD

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.
C/O THE WHITE HOUSE 1600 PENNSYLVANIA
WASHINGTON,DC 20005 USA.
 
RE-IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF 13.8MILLION USD
My name is Mrs.Janet Yellen the secretary to the Federal Ministry of Finance United State of America to be precise, I hereby to bring to your notice about your immediate payments of $13,800,000.00 Million,Your funds $13,800,000.00 Million has being deposited to the PNC BANK UNITED STATE (PNC) and this deposit was made officially by our seating president Joe Biden with this deposit certificate number,200089748 and he ordered the said bank to transfer the funds to your account as soon as you contact them.
 
During his campaign for his first term in the office of the president then he received a lot of complaint from the international community and united nations as well that a lot of scams has being going on in this country and with this reason he vow that if he assume the office for the first term as president then he is going to deal with the issue of the scammers and pay the people that were involves on it in the pass And your name was found on the list that was submitted to our office recently that your yet to be paid.And through the legal information arrives to us here that most of the scammers are using western union and Money Gram for the scamming activities, telling the innocent people that western union will pay them such big amount of money. We want to let you know today that western union has no right to handle such payments so stop wasting your time with them.
 
Your funds $13,800,000.00 Million can only be transfer to your Account online by PNC BANK the appointed bank by the GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATE to transfer your funds directly to your account once you contact them with all your bank details.The funds were available at the bank now and the bank Manager Mr.Paul Goodman has being waiting for you to contact them today for your payments.So contact the PNC Bank Immediately you receive this email message and you can also call the Manager on phone and ask him to transfer your funds into your provided account.
 
This is the Contact E-mail Address of the PNC BANK.
 
Contact E-mail..(serviceonlineb@aol.com)
Contact Person Mr.Paul Goodman Manager
Telephone +1-202-769-5255
 
Please Do not forget to contact the PNC Bank with all your bank details such as follows
 
1. Full Name And Address ......
2. Your Bank Account Number..
3.Swift Code Number..
4. The Bank Name ...........
5. The address of your bank....
6.Your direct telephone number....
 
Note:that the funds were deposited with the Insurance bond and this is the insurance certificate number, 0529, So feel free to contact the directed Bank Immediately in the person of Mr.Goodman. The PNC Bank May request the fee of $150.00 from you which will serve as the NONE RESIDENTIAL CHARGE according to the Bank Manager. And the $150.00 is the only fee needed on this transaction and as you are contacting them today then ask them where you can send the $150.00 to them to get your funds transferred to your account online immediately.
 
Do let me know immediately you receive the funds. God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon.
 
Your Faithfully
 
Mrs.Janet Yellen
From Federal Ministry of Finance USA

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