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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: "Mr.Bryant Wilson" <usmanausman911@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedstateofficials9@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 16:08:37 -0700
Subject: Good News

Special Greetings to you
Dear Fund Owner

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights
(OHCHR) has investigated why you have not received your fund yet...

You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have been having
a meeting for quit
sometime now and we just came to a logical conclusion few days ago in
affiliation with
the World Bank president. This email is to few well listed people that
have been scammed
in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD
BANK have agreed
to compensate them with the sum of USD $11. 700,000.00 Million Dollars each
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.
We found your email
in the list of those who are to benefit from this compensation
exercise and that is why
we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr.Bryant Wilson of our paying center in
United State of America,
as he is our representative in United State of America. Contact him
immediately for your ATM
Card worth USD$11.700,000.00 Million Dollars. This fund is in form of ATM
Card for security purpose OK? So she will send it to you because it is
usable in any
ATM machine around the global world
of your choice. Therefore, you should send her your full Name and Cell phone
number your correct mailing address where you want her to send your Card to you.
Contact Mr.Bryant Wilson of ATM PAYMENT CENTER with your payment code:
[K7MM71-G3]
immediately;

I apologize on behalf of the United Nation organization for any
delay you might have encountered in receiving your fund in the past.
Reconfirm the following information to him for security reason.
1) Your full name:2)Your receiving address:3) Your telephone number:
4) Your profession:5) Nearest Airport: Country..

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