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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Mr=2E_Souma=C3=AFla_Sorgho?= <soumailagho54@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 04:58:01 -0800
Subject:


Dear Friend,

I Mr.Soumaïla Sorgho, With due respect, I have decided to contact you on
abusiness transaction that will be beneficial to both of us. At the bank
last account and auditing evaluation, my staffs came across an old account
which was being maintained by a foreign client who we learn was among the
deceased passengers of motor accident on November.2003, the deceased was
unable to run this account since his death. Theaccount has remained
dormant without the knowledge of his family since it was put in a safe
deposit account in the bank for future investment by the client.

Since his demise, even the members of his family haven't applied for claims
over this fund and it has been in the safe deposit account until I
discovered that it cannot be claimed since our client isaforeign national
and we are sure that he has no next of kin here to file claims over the
money. As the director of the department, this discovery was brought to my
office so as to decide what is to bedone.I decided to seek ways through
which to transfer this money out of the bank and out of the country too.

The total amount in the account is USD $18.6 million with my positions as
staffs of the bank,I am handicapped because I cannot operate foreign
accounts and cannot lay bonafide claim over this money. The client was a
foreign national and you will only be asked to act as his next of kin and
I will supply you with all the necessary information and bank data to
assist you in being able to transfer this money to any bank of your choice
where this money could be transferred into.The total sum will be shared as
follows: 50% for me, 50% for you and expenses incidental occur during the
transfer will be incur by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both
sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer
to your account. Since I work in this bank that is why you should be
confident in the success of this transaction because you will be updated
with information as at when desired.

I will wish you to keep this transaction secret and confidential as I am
hoping to retire with my share of this money at the end of transaction
which will be when this money is safety in your account.I will then come
over to your country for sharing according to the previously agreed
percentages. You might even have to advise me on possibilities of
investment in your country or elsewhere of our choice. May God help you to
help me to a restive retirement,Amen,And You have to contact me through my
private e-mail at(soumailagho54@gmail.com)Please for further information
and inquires feel free to contact me back immediately for more explanation
and better understanding I want you to assure me your capability of
handling this project with trust by providing me your following
information details such as:

(1)NAME..............
(2)AGE:................
(3)SEX:.....................
(4)PHONE NUMBER:.................
(5)OCCUPATION:.....................
(6)YOUR COUNTRY:.....................

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Soumaïla Sorgho

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