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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: Harry Morale <harrymorale100@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 06:31:15 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

ATTN. BENEFICIARY,

THIS LETTER IS SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU.
SEQUEL TO OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
(IMF), WE HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM UNITED NATIONS /IMF TO MAKE SURE
YOU RECEIVE YOUR OVERDUE INHERITANCE PAYMENT FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE FUND
ORIGIN NIGERIA.
I WANT TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUND IS WITH ARIZONA
BANK OF NEW YORK AND NO OTHER BANK, STOP MOVING ELSEWHERE, LOOKING FOR YOUR
FUND. IT IS WITH ARIZONA BANK , AND IT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND PROCESSED FOR
PAYMENT BY ATM CARD OR BANK DRAFT,DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE.

WE ARE GIVING YOU ASSURANCE THAT YOU MUST RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS TIME
AROUND.

PLEASE CONTACT THE HEAD OF REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA BANK NEW YORK
IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PAYMENT AND FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO YOU
BY THIS DEPARTMENT, SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT FURTHER
DELAY .

CONTACT THEM NOW THROUGH THE BANK'S EMAIL:

remittancedept@arizonabnk.com


CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE


THANKS AND YOURS IN SERVICE

HARRY MORALE
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT.
ARIZONA BANK.

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