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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Ryan Rogers <ryanroger020@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:08:58 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDS PAYMENT
(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-LONDON UK 10017.
Attn: Beneficiary,
We received an email from one Mrs Marie Sisson who told us that she
is your next of kin. she has also submitted to us her international
passport, and that you instructed her to come for the claim of your
funds in the tune of US$7.5 Million. we want to hear from you before
we can deliver the funds to her. we want to confirm if you instructed
her to make a change of ownership,thereby providing us with her
personal information and bank account.
I apologize to you on behalf of the SECRETARY UNITED NATIONS,for
failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the
system has been long overdue.Please reconfirm to me immediately if you
have authorized for the transferring of your fund to Mrs Marie
Sission
Mr.Ryan Rogers
(Director of Operation)
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