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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: "First National Bank" <test@itmo.dev>
Reply-To: deliveryserviceagent18@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:44:57 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION!! WE DEPOSITED YOUR COMPENSATION FUND FROM UN VALUED TEN MILLION
US DOLLARS TO THE TNT COURIER SERVICE.

Your compensation fund from the United Nations (UN) valued Ten Million US Dollars has been deposited with TNT Courier company to be delivered to you. The TNT delivery agent Mr. Steven is with your atm card now at New York USA. So contact him with your delivery details through his private email ( deliveryserviceagent18@gmail.com ) or call him with his number +1 202 770 4047. Thanks. First National Bank.

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