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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: "United Nations." <johnlucass2018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officialmessage68@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:09:47 -0700
Subject: RE.REF TO YOUR (US$10,500,000.00) PAYMENT CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY.

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Hello: Beneficiary,

REF TO YOUR (US$10,500,000.00) PAYMENT CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY.

In our office today,was the presence of One Mr. Ferran Garcia, of
122, Fitch Way, Sacramento,CA.USA 95864 filing application contrary to
your pending fund transfer. The above mentioned person visited this
office yesterday with a power of attorney given in his favor by your
good self, granting him the benefit to process and claim your
inheritance of $US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only) for personal reasons. He further Stated
that the online account will be terminated while the fund should be
wired into his:

Bank account with Bank Of America,
Account Number # 12908576457
Routing Number# 121000358.

Our office have asked Mr. Ferran Garcia, to return back to our
office in two days to enable us have a personal confirmation from you
being hitherto the beneficiary of the payment in context.

Again, we are sorry to have delayed your instruction in giving out
this fund since we must adhere to the modus operandi of this honorable
office by making sure this request is verified and confirmed by the
beneficiary and his existing attorney.

Your quick confirmation to this message will be highly appreciated. We look
forward to hearing from you soon.

We advise you to contact us with the requested information shown below:

Full Name:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number;
Country of Origin:
Age:
Occupation:

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Martie Gleason.
Human Resources
Executive Director, Compensation, Benefits & Services.
for United Nations.

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