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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: "Mr. Samuel William Landi" <federalministryoffinance98231@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yorkfederalreservebankofnew@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:30:38 +0100
Subject: Attention: Please!!!"

Attention: Please!!!,

We got information from Ms Linda Wells that you are dead as She claim
to be your next of Kin.she send a request to transfer your fund
$10,500,000.00 Million Us Dollars to her, She claim that you got
yourself in car accident and die on the way to hospital.

Here is her bank account information where she instructed us to
transfer your fund, $10,500,000.00 Million United State Dollars as
your next of Kin.

Account Info.
Account name:Linda Wells
Bank name: Bank of America
Account number:654-098-8760
Check Account.

But we want to confirm that you are dead before we proceed to transfer
the money to her.Please if you are not dead try to reply immediately,
So that we should cancel every communication with Ms Linda Wells and
arrest her for trying to claim your fund $10,500,000.00 Million United
State Dollars again if you know that your don't know this Woman Ms
Linda Wells as Your Next of Kin please make sure your send the
Transfer fee of $75.00 Us Dollars i Tunes card copy Or Google play
card copy Only

Please try to reconfirm your information below



1) Your full name:
2) Your full address:
3) Your contact telephone:
4) Your profession:
5) Any valid form of your identification/driven license:
6) Bank name:
7) Bank address:
8) Account name:
9) Account number:
10) Swift code:
11) Routing number:

i am here to inform Your again if you know that your don't know this
Woman Ms Linda Wells as Your Next of Kin please make sure your send
the Transfer fee of $75.00 Us Dollars i Tunes card copy Or Google play
card copy Only

Please reply now if you are still alive.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours sincerely.

Mr. Samuel William Landi

Telephone Call Me Or SMS Messega +1234-956-4368

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