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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: William Bibik <covert.Coralee.ioqpp@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:17:23 +0000
Subject: Very Important




Hello,

I'm William Bibik with HSBC Bank here in United Kingdom. I sincerely seek to present you as the Next of Kin to a late

client who left behind millions of dollars in a fixed deposit account in my bank before his demise. (Amount Confidential}

The British born client was into Diamond and Gold mining and died without a Next of Kin. I shall obtain the legal

documents that will give you legal rights to make this claim legitimately. I am willing to share the funds 60/40 with you

and this will be completed within 72 hours. With the legal documents, the bank will approve you as the Next of Kin and pay

out this amount to you within three working days. I considered the funds would be of better use to both of us instead of

allowing corrupt politicians to confiscate the funds.

Please reach me as soon as possible with your full name, address, direct contact number and occupation for the processing

of the legal documents if you are interested and can be trusted to return my own share when you have received the funds in

your bank account. More information shall be given to you once I hear from you.

However, if you are not interested in the offer, kindly delete this message from your mailbox and pretend that I never

contacted you. I'll continue my search for a liable person that will help out. Use my private email :

cgdgovernor3@gmail.com

Best Wishes,
William Bibik

Head of Operation

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