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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. Suvo Sarkar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <suvorsarkar@naver.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:12:48 +0800
Subject: RE:20/03/19

Good day,
 
My name is Mr. Suvo Sarkar, I am Bank Officer at Emirates NBD Bank Dubai,United Arab Emirates. I have a business proposal for you which is in connection with a nationality of your Country with the same family name with yours and you are going to benefit from it.
 
In 2005 a customer from your country made a fixed deposit with my bank for 108 calendar months (US$30 Million).The maturity date for this deposit contract was January 22, 2015. Sadly the customer died of kidney problem in Dubai on May 27, 2006.
 
According to United Arab emirates foreign inheritance law claim which stated that after the expiration of 13 (Thirteen ) years, if nobody apply for the funds claim it will confiscate and transferred into Government treasury account as unclaimed funds.
 
I stand on my 100% guarantee that I will use my office in the bank to program your information successfully in the bank diskette file as Next of Kin to these funds so that the proceed of the account will be paid directly in your name and into your bank account for our both mutual benefit.
 
 
The information I needed to start the process are as follows:
 
Your Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Your Nationality:
Occupation:
Full Address:
Phone Number:
 
 
Please respond without delay for details and steps forward.
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr.Suvo sarkar
 
Dubai,United Arab Emirates

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