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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: cfc <mibeneme2077@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info_cfc@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:26:58 -0700
Subject: This writing is to inform you that your fund One Million Five hundred
thousand dollars only being your compensation payment fund awarded to you as
a result of your inheritance fund has been released THROUGH BANK CARD DEPOSIT
transfer system. The transfer information is as follows: Transfer batch
number 32/65/710-008 Amount transferred:US$1.5million email: info_cfc@bk.ru
Do get back to me urgently for the full details on how to receive the card
containing the fund. James Edmond Remittance/delivery CON

This writing is to inform you that your fund One Million Five hundred
thousand dollars only being your compensation payment fund awarded to you
as a result of your inheritance fund has been released THROUGH BANK CARD
DEPOSIT transfer system.

The transfer information is as follows:
Transfer batch number 32/65/710-008
Amount transferred:US$1.5million
email: info_cfc@bk.ru

Do get back to me urgently for the full details on how to receive the card
containing the fund.

James Edmond
Remittance/delivery
CONFIDENTIAL BANK NEW YORK

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