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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: "Rohit Chopra"<nelsonlonard@gmail.com>
Reply-To: regionalmanagrdeptbanhk@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:43:44 +0100
Subject: Very Important That You Respond To This Message

contact the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Hello, How are you doing? On behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in collaboration with the United States Cyber Security Commission and the United Nations. We apologize for the delay of your outstanding awarded Scam victim compensation payment Worth Seven Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars

Please kindly contact our office legal service Attorney with this private address ( attorneyjosephbryant@aol.com )at your earliest convenience as he will throw more light and give you more details on the awarded compensation fund and trust me you will not regret it.

Thank you and please stay safe.

Rohit Chopra
Director Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau

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