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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: Milton David <brentcail.suriaga@agp.ph>
Reply-To: <world.classgov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:35:20 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT SCHEME-18/07/2022


Your Attention Please.

This email serves as a NOTIFICATION that you have been shortlisted for payment/compensation of (GBP 2,000,000), it might interest you to know that we are set to complete your payment immediately as instructed by PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON AND THE U.K TREASURY who has approved the sum of GBP 1 BILLION POUND STERLING ONLY in conjunction with World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), to be shared among the affected scam victims who have in one way or the other been expecting their Contract payment, lottery winnings, inheritance payment and all other forms of payments which the loss to fraud/scam syndicates, from European, African and Asian Banks and Security Houses.
Therefore you are among 50 people/beneficiaries whose names and email addresses came up in the GLOBAL COMPENSATION SCHEME/BAILOUT FUND.
Therefore, to enable us to commence processing of your fund's release, do re-confirm urgently the under-listed info.

A.Full Names:
B.Contact Phone/Fax Number:
Occupation:
D.Contact address:
E.Scan copy of your ID:
F.Age and Marital Status:

While waiting for your response, we regret any inconveniences you might/may have gone through to secure your fund's release, we urge you to stop further communication/s with anyone you have been dealing with.
You have been notified.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Milton David
Phone:+44-7451284276
Compensation/Bail Out Fund-Coordinator
The London-United Kingdom

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