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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: "Kevin Robert" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 22:59:02 -0700
Subject: From Kevin Robert

Good day dear.

I am Kevin Robert, Executive Office Holder, General Operation and Regional Accountant of Reliance Bank Ltd, London United Kingdom.

I have a good offer to share with you. One of our Customer from your Country had a fixed deposit Account with our bank in 2004 that valued the Sum of £7,100,000.00 (Seven Million, One Hundred Thousand British Pounds). The maturity date for this deposit was on 2007, unfortunately he was among the death victims of the May 26, 2006 Earthquake disaster in Jawa, Indonesia that killed about 5,782 people.

Dear, I want to present you as the Next of Kin Heir to this account hence you are from the-same country and have similar last name with the deceased, so that this fund will be transferred to your account.

Send me the below complete information of yours:

Your Complete Full Name:
Your Full Contact Address:
Your direct Mobile phone Number:
Your Major occupation:

I will tell you what next to do once I receive the above information’s and please kindly reply me to my personal contact email address for more confidentiality: kevinrobertml@outlook.com

Note: For your involvement in this deal, you will receive 50% of the total amount after this transfer.
Thanks in anticipation of your urgent response.

Yours Truly,
Robert.

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