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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: Director Office <cbn.govoffice2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deskclaim10@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:15:28 -1200
Subject: Good day:

Office of the Managing Director
700 19th St NW Washington, D.C.
DC 20431, USA

Good day: Scam Compensation funds approved in your name through World
Bank/IMF mass assisted project Funds. Note that this compensation involves
business investment Failure, Inheritance, Contracts, Lottery, Dating,
Diplomatic Payment, E.T.C, the mass assisted fund was approved to settle
failed business / Scam Victims.

Please indicate if you have received your compensation fund. We have tried
all our possible means to contact you since your name and email were stated
on the manifest list submitted by the world bank external auditors but it
failed and we want to know if you are still alive so that we can finalize
this transaction once and for all as accordingly.

Be aware that One Mrs Lynette Crown from Florida with a bank details form
(Standard Chartered Bank, Florida Branch) claimed that you instructed her
to receive your compensation funds on your behalf as your next Of Kin. who
stated that you are dead by cancer of the Lungs, which happens to be false
after our Investigation. In this regard, we urge that you stop all further
communication with whomever you have been dealing with to enable us to
perfect a smooth and easy wire electronic transfer to your bank account
for your disposal.

Re-confirm as follows:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Full Residential Address:
(3) Country/State:
(4) Direct and Current Phone Numbers:
(5) Passport identification:
(6) Next Of Kin:
(7) Age/Occupation/ sex:
(8) Private Email Address:
(9) Contract Sum

Note: The above information is necessary to certify that you are the
rightful beneficiary of the said funds. As soon as we confirm this
information, our payment Bank as approved will contact you for immediate
payment, This is your verification approved compensation Fund Security
Code, which is needed in your respond to us immediately in order to proof
to us that you are still Alive: (CCRS65):

I await your reply upon the confirmation of the above information.

Thanks

Best Regards
Mr. George Williams
CCRS Managing Director
EMAIL: drwj2121@aol.com

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