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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: office mail <officemailwork11101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officemile124@seznam.cz
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:10:59 -0800
Subject: Dear Email Owner /Fund Beneficiary

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here is to inform you that international monetary funds are
compensating all the scam victim from 2019/2023 and you are among of
the 10 lucky beneficiaries united Nation secretary-general signed
their names, the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit,
to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and
approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily
Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your
funds into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form
of your personal consignment box and this will enable only you to have
direct control over your funds in your box. We will monitor this
payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the
Officials of the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank
Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Payment.
However, we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/Instructions; your complete Inheritance funds have been
loaded in your favor through the consignment box. With a Sum Of
$4.5million United State Dollars

thereby we need your information for where your funds will be delivered to you
Full name:
Address:...
Country:......
Phone number:.....
Attached copy of your Identification...
Age ......
Email address .....


Note that the only thing you will do is to contact me back for your
delivery fee and Approval Payment certificate from IMF,
am the united nation director Antonio Guterres

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