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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: "Dr Richard Montgomery" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brihcommission@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 22:32:07 -0800
Subject: Attention:Sir/Madam,

Attention:Sir/Madam,
 
My name is Grace Sender(miss) and I am the secretary to Dr Richard Montgomery, British High Commissioner .The British High Commission in Nigeria, Benin Republic, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal and Burkina Faso received a report of a scam against you and other British/US and Asian citizens etc.
 
 
You are listed and approved for payment as one of the scammed victims,You are to get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensation funds.
 
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN /IMF meetings held in Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scam artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the five Countries comprising Nigeria, Benin Republic, South Africa, Ghana and Senegal  in collaboration with the UN and IMF  through their British High Commission office in Nigeria are now paying one hundred and four (104) scam victims cutting across the whole continents of the world as a compensation to maintain good relationship among other nations of the world, the compensation was dim very necessary by the bodies involved Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid through (Miss Grace Sender) BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria through their funding stre ams such as the Strategic
 
 
We advise that you do the needful and be advised that you should stop further communication with all those hoodlums who collaborated with their  fake lawyers and security companies to   scam you and  destroyed  your life and that of your love once.you can contact me on bri_comm_ng@windowslive.com
 
 
 
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
 
Regards
Grace Sender
for Dr Richard Montgomery CMG 
 

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