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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. John Williams" <mark.obiorah788@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jw3499091@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:57:59 +0100
Subject: Faithfully

Federal Reserve Bank

33 Liberty Street New York, NY 10045-0001.

Hello,

From the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with
Federal Government of U.S.A. Your name was discovered as next on the
list out of the 16 outstanding beneficiaries who have not yet received
their payments during the tenure of the previous administration
office. Please bear with us for making this initial contact through
email. This is to notify you about your fund payment procedure which
is valued at $9,500,000

Meanwhile, a man named Eric came to us a few days ago with a letter
claiming to be your true representative and to have the funds
delivered to him.

Please do reconfirm to this bank as a matter of urgency if this man is
from you or not so that the federal government will not be held
responsible for paying into wrong account, If this man is not your
representative.You are requested to fill and send this information’s
for verification purpose.

Your full name:

Mobile Number:

Occupation:

Address:


You are also required to choose a means at which you will like to
receive your funds

1. Your $9,500,000 will be remitted in to your nominated bank account
by a reputable insurance and investment company

2.Cash Delivery to your proposed residential address

3. Delivery of an Atm Card reloaded with the fund in your name to
your residence


YOU ARE ALERTED TO REPLY SO URGENT NOW ! NOW !


Sincerely,

Mr. John C. Williams.
Email to reply (jw3499091@gmail.com)

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