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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: "Rolland Walter" <omangas@omanindustrialgas.com>
Reply-To: rollandwalter54@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 18:31:13 -0700
Subject: Business Deal .


Good Day to you ,
It is a Business Deal , This message might meet you in utmost surprise, h=
owever, it's just my Urgent need for foreign partner that made me to conta=
ct you for this transaction I have a proposal for you, I decided to conta=
ct you and ask for your assistance in this urgent matter that requires tr=
ust and confidentiality.
Although this may be hard for you to believe because i know that there is=
absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect=
of this email as this might sound strange to you and coupled with the fact=
that, so many individuals have taken possession of the Internet to facilit=
ate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuin=
e and legitimate persons to get attention and recognition. Please grant me =
the benefit of doubt and hear me out.
I am a Banker by profession , My Name is Rolland Walter I am currently wo=
rking as the head of foreign affairs on International transaction matters .
During the Annual end of the year update, I discovered some huge amount =
of money belonging to one of our foreign customers, an American citizen wh=
o unfortunately lost his life and his entire family in Montana plane crash =
on March 23, 2009, on their way to a group ski vacation.The choice of conta=
cting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, partic=
ularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction and the confidentiality h=
erein.
The money involved is huge , I want to invest this money in your country=
,this money cannot be moved without presenting a foreigner to stand as a n=
ext of kin to the said account. This is the reason why I contacted you to s=
eek your consent to present as the next of kin so that the funds will be re=
leased to you, then we can share it 50-50 ratio because am not a greedy f=
ellow and is a fair deal between me and you.
I have employed the service of an Attorney who will secure all necessary l=
egal documents that could be used to back up this claim. All the attorney n=
eed to do is to fill in your names to the documents and legalize it in the =
Court here to prove you as the legitimate next of kin to the late depositor=
then the bank will release the funds to you as the rightful beneficiary.
=

This is a fair deal without any risk attached either on your part or on my =
part as long as we comply with the laws governing the claiming of funds in =
our establishment. We share 50/50 , all I require is your honest co-operati=
on to enable us see this deal through, and with my position in the bank , I=
will do every thing possible to protect your interest and to make sure eve=
rything workout successfully.
You shall tell me the type of businesses good for investment in your count=
ry when the transaction deal is completed .
Please get back to me and let's get started , I can provide you with my id=
entity card for confirmation and verification.
Thank you.
Mr.Rolland Walter.

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