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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: "Pedro Ignacio" <jasgevents1@mindspring.com>
Reply-To: pedroignacio104@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 22:23:45 +0100
Subject: Dear


EQUIDAD CAPITAL INVERSI=D3N BANCO
Av de la Hispanidad, 6, 28042 Madrid Espana
Mr. Pedro Ignacio (Accounts Department)
=

Dear =

Address:PO BOX 1159 CA 96039
=

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by vi=
rtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. Though I know that a tran=
saction of this magnitude will make one apprehensive and worried, but I am =
assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. =

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may surprise =
you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous corresponden=
ce between us. My name is Pedro Ignacio and I am the account officer to Lat=
e Mr. Alain . He died along with his only daughter in the year 2013 in an a=
utomobile accident in Malaga, Spain. =

=

My intention of contacting you is to crave your participation in securing =
the funds left behind by deceased Alain in our financial institution amount=
ing to =20AC 34.700.000 Euros which is prone to being confiscated for dorma=
ncy and prone to being declared unserviceable by the Bank audit department.
=

The Bank has issued me the final notice to contact the next of kin of dece=
ased Alain, referred to as the account holder before the next general audit=
of our financial institution or else, the account will be declared unservi=
ceable and the fund will be diverted to the Bank treasury as unclaimed publ=
ic funds. All my efforts to get in contact with any of his relative has bee=
n futile. =

=

For this reason, I contacted you because you have the same last name with =
my deceased client, I ask you for your consent to present you to the bank a=
s beneficiary to the funds.
=

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's next of =
Kin, I shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation to enab=
le us complete this transaction and achieve this goal. I wish to point out =
that I suggest 10% of this money to be donated to Charity Organizations, wh=
ile the remaining 90% is shared equally between us. Be assured that my prop=
osal to you is entirely risk free. I will use my position as Mr. Alain 's A=
ccount Officer to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction wi=
thout any hitch. =

=

Kindly reply me on my private email for more secured communication. Upon y=
our response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant docum=
ents for your understanding.
=

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement t=
hat will protect you from any infraction of the law. However, if this busin=
ess proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology. If=
on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to =
me with your interest for further explanation. =

=

Kindest Regards,
Pedro Ignacio


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