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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: PETER SIMONS <robertfor7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: peter_simons24@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 04:00:55 -0700
Subject: RE: STILL WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE

IRREGULARITIES OF YOUR FUNDS CLAIM

ATTENTION:

GOOD DAY,MY NAME IS PETER SIMONS, PLEASE I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE
THAT SOMETIME LAST YEAR OR YEARS AGO I WAS REPRESENTING YOU AS YOUR
ATTORNEY TO LAY CLAIM YOUR INHERITANCE VALUED AT $25MILLIONUSD FROM MRS
DEBORAH HERMAN.

WE,MEANING YOU AND I ACTUALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO GET THE FUNDS RELEASED
FROM INFINITY SECURITY COMPANY VIA CENTRAL BANK OF MALAYSIA AFTER PAYING
AND SECURING EVERY DOCUMENTATION BUT YOU FAILED TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS WHEN
IT ENTERED INTO THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE FEDERAL RESERVE ALTHOUGH YOU
NEVER GOT BACK TO ME ON YOUR STATUS ON THE FUNDS.

INFORMATION REACHING ME TODAY INDICATES THAT THE FUNDS($25MILLIONUSD WAS
RETURNED BACK BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE AS UNCLAIMED TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF
MALAYSIA EARLY THIS YEAR.

I AM SURE IT ASTONISHES YOU THAT I CONTACTED YOU TODAY BUT THE CENTRAL BANK
OF MALAYSIA ACTUALLY CONTACTED ME TODAY BECAUSE I WAS THE ATTORNEY IN THE
CASE FILE REPRESENTING YOU THROUGH YOUR CLAIM BUT THE UNFORTUNATE NEWS IS
THAT THEY ARE ON THE VERGE OF TRANSFERRING YOUR INHERITANCE
FUNDS($25MILLIONUSD) TO A MR ROBERT BROWN CLAIMING TO BE YOUR RELATIVE AND
WHO HAS ACTUALLY SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR SIGNATORY PROVING YOUR PROOF
OF DEATH IN ORDER FOR HIM TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF.

I WAS CALLED ONLY TO CONFIRM BEFORE THE TRANSFER WILL BE COMPLETED TO HIS
NOMINATED ACCOUNT IN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE NEXT 48HOURS AND HE HAS
ALREADY INFORMED THE BANK THAT HE WILL BE PAYING THE $2,500USD COT CHARGE
FOR TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS($25MILLIONUSD) SO IT IS MANDATORY YOU RESPOND SO
WE CAN BEAT HIM TO IT.

PLEASE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST AND IN HELPING MRS HERMAN SERVE HUMANITY AS A
CHRISTIAN THAT YOU ARE,I WILL ADVISE THAT YOU READ THE INFORMATION BELOW
AND VERIFY IF THIS PERSON IS INDEED YOUR RELATIVE BEFORE YOU LOOSE YOUR
FUNDS WHICH YOU HAVE PAID AND WORKED FOR ALL THIS WHILE,THIS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM AND DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED,TO HELP HUMANITY AND I
REMAIN AT YOUR SERVICE IF YOU NEED ME. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.

THE IMPOSTER PERSON CLAIMING TO BE YOUR RELATIVE APPLYING FOR TRANSFER OF
YOUR FUNDS,HIS DETAILS ARE BELOW:

Bank Name: U.S Bank Trust, N.A, MN;

Swift Code: USBKUS4TCOR;

Routing #: 121122676;

Account Number: 153459581457;

Account Beneficiary Name: Robert B. Brown;

Beneficiary Address: 5021 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758.


PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR POSITION AND STATUS IMMEDIATELY IF THIS PERSON IS
RELATED TO YOU IF YOU ALIVE.

REPLY TO: petersimons24@outlook.com


ONCE AGAIN,ITS MY PLEASURE TO BE AT YOUR SERVICE.

CORDIALLY,

ATTORNEY PETER SIMONS (ESQ)


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