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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: "Dr. Cheryl Golden" <okayama@tea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: vip.bureau@bk.ru
Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2020 07:54:25 +0900
Subject: I Have Good News For You

Wells Fargo Bank
1681 W FM 646, League City,
TX 77573, United States.

For Your Immediate Attention,

How are doing today? This is Dr Cheryl Golden, of Wells Fargo Bank, Texas. I am here to clarify you of my personal observation regarding your Compensation Funds and Winning Cash Award to the tune of $10,500,000.00 from the Microsoft Online Promotional Lottery which should have been released to you before now but for the selfish interest of some greedy Bank officials who knew that one of our deceased Boss was the Disbursement/Payment Coordinator, and that he died before concluding release of funds to beneficiary. I have personally investigated and understood that you have tried several times and failed in all your effort to receive your funds. Concerning this, you were not informed at the right time, neither was the numerous charges reduced to enable you receive this fund. But I can assure you a successful completion of this payment Via Bank Wire Transfer if you are going to be good and strictly work confidentially with me to get this matter done in your favor.

I am going to put my privileged position at work to confidentially transfer your $10,500,000.00. We have to avoid numerous charges, by way of absolute confidentiality of this deal until your fund hits your bank account because my superiors in the office do not want the release of this fund to you. Following my own confidential plans of releasing this fund to your bank account, there will be no cost of transfer. I will move ahead to make this happen once you agree to guard my reputation by way of keeping this deal and its details absolutely confidential until we are done successfully.

All I have told you here is guaranteed. I trust my skills and ability to be able to finish this process before the end of a full day of business hours and within or before 72 hours your $10,500,000.00 will be in your bank account, I will make the transfer as a Direct Deposit. Note that no delay will rest on your fund transfer following the process by which it shall be done.

Send the following details to enable us commence on the process immediately.

Your Full Names:
Your Current Home Address:
Your Direct Cell:
Your Direct Tell:
Your Current Occupation:

Your Bank Complete Names:
Your Bank Complete Address:
Your Bank Direct Telephone:
Your Bank Account No:
Your Account Names:
Swift No:
Routing No:

Thanks for your understanding without doubt or argument.

Yours Sincerely

Dr. Cheryl Golden

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