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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: OFFICE <efinhq001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michaelhoward893@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:14:54 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we have never met
before. My name is Mr. Kepher Momanyi Isinta,I am the bill and exchange
assistant manager in African Development Bank. I Hoped that you will not
expose or betray this trust and confidence that I am about to repose on you
for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our Bank who perished
along with his next of kin with Korean Air Line, flight number 801 with the
whole passengers on 6th of August 1997 and for your perusal, you can view
this site http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$37M (Thirty-Seven Million United States
Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next
of Kin since nobody is coming for the funds again. The Banking ethics here
does not allow such money to stay more than eight years, because the money
will be recalled to the Bank treasury as an unclaimed fund after this
period.

In view of this, I got your contact through the internet when I was making
research on a foreigner that I will use in this great opportunity because I
don’t want the money to be recalled to our Bank treasury as an unclaimed
fund. I have also agreed to offer 30% of the total sum and the rest 65%
will be for me and my colleagues and the remaining 5% has been mapped out
to cover any expenses that might be incurred by both parties.

The reason for a foreigner in the business is for the fact that the
deceased man was a foreigner and it is not authorized by the law guiding
our Bank for a citizen of Kenya to make the claim of the fund. So the
request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and
transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable Bank account as the Next
Of Kin to the deceased.

If you are really sure of your integrity, trustworthiness and
confidentiality, and accept not to cheat or disappoint me after this
business, reply with your telephone and fax numbers and banking account
details where you wish to receive the fund.

Upon receipt of the above-mentioned information indicating your interest in
the business, I will send you by e-mail a letter of application which you
will type and send back to our bank to enable us to start this transaction.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch-free on
both sides and doesn’t have any negative impact. You should not entertain
any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund
has been finalized, this transaction will be completed within 15 bank
working day immediately you applied to the Bank as relation to the deceased
customer.

Waiting for your urgent response.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Kepher Momanyi Isinta

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