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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: FIRST NATIONAL BANK <umeohanuifenna@gmail.com>
Reply-To: firstnationalbank@aliyun.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 19:49:33 +0100
Subject: Compensation

FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
106 New Jersey Avenue,
Absecon, New Jersey NJ 8201


Dear Beneficiary,
Following the agreement reached by U.S President Joe Biden and the
Presidents/Heads of States of other countries, The government of
United States of America and other world Presidents through the office
of the U.S DEPARTMENT OF STATE has granted express receipt to all
beneficiaries of Funds to receive their payments being delayed or
denied by various authorities and countries. Your expected Revenue
according to available information in our file is $10.5M (Ten Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only, representing the
amount unpaid to you from your Compensation/Inheritance funds
Delivery as compensation for being a scammed victim. As a matter of
urgency, please provide us all the listed information below to enable
us proceed with the transfer of your Compensation/Inheritance funds
into your bank account without any delay..

(1) Your Full Names ;..................
(2) Your Contact Address : ...............
(3) Your Contact Phone numbers :...........
(4) Account numbers: ..................
(5) Your Bank Details for the Transfer:,............
(6) Your Means of Identification

However, be informed that this INFORMATION is real and not contrary to
any breach of law . There is a committee set-up by the US government
in power to monitor this arrangement/payments to make sure that all
approved beneficiaries like you dully receive their delayed payments
from this bank.

Thanks

Mr. Frank Anthony
Banking & Chief Cashier
F.N.B. Corporation

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