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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rotzinger Michael Dwaine" <ubabankinfo844@gmail.com>
Reply-To: organization2355@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:46:29 -0700
Subject: Final Fund.s. Release Order...

Final Fund.s. Release Order...

In consideration of the legislative/legal resolution reached by the World
Governing Bodies: The IMF, United Nations Organization, World Bank Group,
United States Government, British Government and the European Union
Commission Committee on Financial and Allied Matters following series of
complaints and petitions received from the office of the European Union
Police Commission, The FBI and The INTERPOL respectively over the
non-payment of foreign beneficiaries’ payments as at when due. This adhoc
committee on fact-finding and foreign payment was subsequently inaugurated
to help release immediately all the outstanding payments that had received
proper approvals and endorsements from the various agencies/offices but was
delayed due to the non-chalant attitudes of those at the helm of affairs.

From the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with the
various Government Agencies, your name was discovered as next on the list of
beneficiaries whose files showed sufficient proves to receive their overdue
payment but was marred by various fees imposed on them by their so-called
representatives especially bank officials who ended up in ripping them off
their savings instead of discharging their duties diligently and also divert
their approved funds to several untraceable bank acount.s. without due
consent of the original benefactor.s.

I wish to inform you that your Contract, Inheritance and Winning Fund is
being processed and will be released to you through our Approved Payment
Channels as soon as you respond to this notification. To avoid all further
bottlenecks, we have allocated to you new International Payment Voucher
Number: IMF/FRBWDC/US-BG-93WB82UN567-G, Approval Number: 7402-2023,
Certificate of Merit Number: 781 and Release Code Number: 0295 and you must
quote any of these Identification Numbers before us for proper
identification. Note also that your file is currently in my office in New
York City, and from the records I have in my file, you have been cleared to
receive the sum of US$ 5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only).Take note the only fee you have to pay is the sum
of $279.00usd for the clearance documents and bellow is the information to
send with fee of $279.00usd via Ria money transfers.

Receivers Name; EVANGELIA DOROZAS
City/State..... COTONOU BENIN
Country......BENIN DU REPUBLIC
Address.....Lot 01 Patte d'oie, Cotonou, Benin
Tel No.......+22950690596
Amount........$279.00usd

So indicate the mode you consider most convenient to allow us take further
steps to that effect. Also reconfirm the following information to me for
final ratification exercise;

Sooner a.s. this Information are received, your payment will be duly
processed and released to you as you deem fit through our most reliable
payment channels within the shortest possible time. Your banking details are
only relevant if you choose the first and/or last mode of payment. Further
information\.guidance will be availed to you as soon as we receive your
response to this final payment release order.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours faithfully,
Email; organization2355@gmail.com
Mr. Rotzinger Michael Dwaine.
PHONE: (951) 708-0730
Chairman, European Union
Committee on Financial and Allied Matter.s

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