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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: John Barker <aishaabubakar6423@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnbankers258@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:05:00 +0100
Subject:

--
Goededag.

Mijn naam is John Barker van het hoofdkwartier van de VN, Economic &
Financial Board. Ik schrijf u om u te informeren dat de
Wereldorganisatie en de Presidentiële Unie de som van 350.000,00 euro
aan u hebben goedgekeurd als compensatie voor het slachtoffer zijn van
oplichterij in de afgelopen jaren.
BEVESTIG ONDERSTAANDE INFORMATIE;

Achternaam:...........
leeftijd:.............
Geslacht:.........
Land:........
Thuisadres:............
Bezigheid:.......
Mobiel nummer:
maandinkomen:......
Kopie van uw identiteitsbewijs:......

mijn vriendelijke groeten,
dr. John Barker
VN-hoofdkwartier, Economische en Financiële Raad,
New York City, NY, VS
E-mail: johnbankers258@gmail.com

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