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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: RAYMOND CHANG <webmail06xx@gmail.com>
Reply-To: raymond.chun2ca@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 17:04:11 +0100
Subject: I AWAIT TO GET YOUR RESPONSE TODAY !!


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Hi dear,
My name is Raymond Chang, a Wealth Management consultant for TD Bank Group
Canada. I am contacting you on a very urgent note.I am sure you are aware
of the war going on between Russia and Ukraine. This war has been tagged by
the West, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
also called the North Atlantic Alliance NATO as an invasion on Ukraine by
Russia. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance among 28 European
countries and 2 North American countries, the United States of America and
Canada.

I am contacting you at the request of Igor Sechin, the CEO of the Russian
oil company Rosneft. Igor Sechin is one of President Vladimir Putin's most
trusted and closest advisors, as well as his personal friend. The United
States, Canada and European countries have slammed very heavy sanctions on
Russian oligarchs and president Putin. The Canadian government is freezing
finances of Russian oligarchs in Canada as ordered by the Finance Minister
Chrystia Freeland with an eye to imposing more sanctions to choke off
President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.

Recently, the French government seized a 280-foot yacht they say is owned
by Russian businessman Igor Sechin. The yacht, named Amore Velo, was
confiscated as its crew tried to depart from the Mediterranean port of La
Ciotat, according to a translated letter from the French Ministry of
Economy and Finance.

Igor Sechin has $325 Million Dollars in an investment account in my bank.
This investment’s maturity is due on the 31st of December 2023 but he has
asked me to terminate the investment and to look for a trusted person to
receive the funds for safe keep. I need you to receive this money
immediately to avoid it seized by the Canadian government. If you know you
can handle this and have what it takes to do this, contact me. This is a
very confidential request and I ask that you keep it confidential.Your
private number is required !

Kind Regards
Raymond Chang.

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