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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: Pascal N Christophe <dieudonne.nabila22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drdeiudonne.naibilla0686868@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:39:59 +0000
Subject: RE:- WAITING FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE.

From :. Pascal N Christophe
Head Of Operation,Bank Internal Account Department

Good day ,

I am Pascal N. Christophe the Bank Account Officer to late customer
who work as the Director Of Engineer with the Federal Aviation
Commission Togo. I am the Head Of Bank Internal Account Department of
Societe General Development Bank here in my Country ( Lome - Togo )
who died after a brief illness in 2013 . Our late customer had a Fixed
Escrow Bank with the sum of ( US$25,450,075.00 ) with our Bank .

As the personal Bank Account officer to this late customer , I have
been instructed and mandated by the Bank Directors, Bank Management
Board to locate the late customer's next of kin, who the Bank to
release the fund ( US$25,450,075.00 ) to with my backing as the
personal bank Account officer .
I have tried all my best to locate any of relatives/next of kin
through his record with our Bank to make the claim(s) to the said
deposited fund failed . As our late customer did not have any next of
kin, relative's name,address or contact on record with the Bank. i
could not locate anyone.

As a result, i am taking this opportunity to solicit for your maximum
co-operation , understanding and support . You and our late customer
are from the same country and have the same surname . I am soliciting
for your co-operation to stand as the relative and next of kin to our
late customer to make claims to this fund.US$25,450,075.00. I
guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect your interest from any breach
of the law.

I really need your assistance and co-operation to make claim to this
unclaimed fund ( US$25,450,075.00 ) . With all my position as the Bank
Account Officer , As his personal account officer,i have all the
Banking Account details ,Information needed and legal backing,i will
present you to our Bank Management Committee as the late customer's
Next Of Kin to make claim to this fund before the Bank Directors and
Bank Management Board get the fund ( US$25,450,075.00 ) seized ,
confiscated or declared unclaimed.
I have resolve to share this fund with you as 50% for you, 50% for me
. To start and proceed on all procedures for the processing of this
claim(s) , I need your full contact information:.

Private email address......
Full Name :....
Complete Address:.......
Country:......
Date Of Birth:.....
Age:...........
Occupation:.....
Company's name :
Mobile Telephone:.
Home Telephone:....

I will make all other necessary information known to you for your
understanding with all the detail procedures and processing.

I await your immediate reply to indicate your full interest

Yours Sincerely,

Pascal N Christophe
Head Of Operation,Bank Internal Account Department

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