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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: "Fabian Moses" < <">"@smtp.nd.com.cn>
Reply-To: <fabianmos211@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 08:55:44 -0700
Subject: Good Day Beneficiary

Good Day Beneficiary,

My name is Fabian Moses a senior officer and the branch manager of the Capital Trusts Bank, It has come to my notice that Mrs. Sherrilyn Stapostig has made a transfer of your funds From the Intercontinental Relations Bank into our bank here at the Capital Trusts Bank, the funds is totaled at $56,000,000 Fifty Six Million US Dollars.

It is with this issue and huge funds involve that made me began my investigation and discovered that Sherrilyn has presented to the Intercontinental Relations Bank a death certificate belonging to you and other valued documents that enabled her to make the claim successfully. The total sum mentioned above is currently in our possession here at the Capital Trusts Bank including all access and online access for online transfers.

My writing to you is to confirm if you either authorize such transfer or to confirm if you are really dead as she has claimed,

Two things to note:

1. That your failure to respond to this email within the next 48 hours will prove to me that you are really dead.
2. That your failure to respond to this email also prove that Sherrilyn is the rightful owner to the funds in question.

Upon your response to this email, I shall provide to you a temporary access to view this account belonging to Mrs. Sherrilyn Stapostig and the funds which was placed on hold within the account.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Fabian Moses,
Branch Manager,
CTB, Capital Trusts Bank

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