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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: KELVIN SAMUEL <wizb4186@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kelvinsamuel0723@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:59:20 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS.

Greetings
The office of the united nation high commissioner For human rights
[0HCHR] has investigated why you have not receive your funds.

The world Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has
issued an irrevocable payment guaranteed in your favor today.
In which United Nations for the Human rights and International
Monetary Fund (IMF) European cooperate office have received all the
overdue outstanding payment owned to the following contracts
inheritance Next of Kin and lottery beneficiaries that was originated
from the Europe, Americans, African, Asian including middle west, and
to reconcile all debts on foreign contractors who was swindled by the
fraudsters/scammers.

We are about to release your compensation payment via ATM MASTERCARD
which is functional in any ATM Machine in the world with the use of
your pin code, this compensation is for those who are selected from
the scam victim list on our database. Your email is among those of 579
victims listed to be compensated by world bank/IMF via ATM CARD each
valued payment of US$1,500,000.00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNIED STATES DOLLARS) has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt
officials of the bank who are trying to divert your funds into their
private accounts, but thanks to God we are able to filled it out and
now ready for delivery to your home or office

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form
of your personal identification and this will enable only you to have
direct control over your funds in your bank account. We will monitor
this payment ourselves via SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION to avoid the
hopeless situation created by the official of the bank. And secondly
if you want this fund to be delivered to you cash at your address it’s
will

Therefore your immediate response is needed as soon as you receive
this email for the delivery
THANK YOU!!
REGARDS

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