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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: HJVH UK <sumaouk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 11:10:58 +0000
Subject: Your Overdue Allocation


We hereby confirm the receipt of the sum of US$10,500,000.00 dollars only,
into our official ESCROW account with the NatWest Bank in London and Bank
of America respectively. This is in line with the order from the African
Development Bank (ADB) in charge of Foreign Debt Recovery Committee on
Overdue Contract / Inheritance payments in Africa/Europe/Asia and America,
as indicated in our database.

Kindly provide us with the below information by email attachment, to
reconfirm your details in our database for immediate remittance into your
designated account;

Bank name:...................

Bank Address:......

Beneficiary Name:...............

Account Number:......

Beneficiary Address:....

Swift Code:.................

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advise you to STOP any further
communication with your associate in any of the African/European/Asian
countries for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your
funds. Our final fund release order will be forwarded to our operational
paying bank in Europe (NatWest Bank London UK), for immediate transfer of
your allocation into your designated account upon receipt and official
re-confirmation of your information in our database.

The Fund will be retrieved to the treasury after ten (10) business days of
this notice.

Yours Service,
Rogers Phillips
TREASURY CONTROLLER
Foreign Operation Dept/Treasury

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