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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. Robert Raymond" <sales@mailing-tools.live>
Reply-To: drrobinto@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:14:55 +0800
Subject: Re: THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING


Dear Friend,
=

Hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you, My name is Dr=
. Robert Raymond, I am the regional bank manager of the HSBC Bank United Ki=
ngdom .I am 51 years of age. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of=
PEACE and INTEGRITY; I only hope we can assist each other. I have packaged=
a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional Audi=
tor General of the HSBC Bank Belgravia branch. It is my duty to send in a f=
inancial report to my head office in the capital city of London at the end =
of each year.
=

On the course of last year 2020 end of year report, I discovered that my b=
ranch in which I am the manager made an excess profit of Three Million,Seve=
n Hundred and Fifty thousand British Pounds Sterlings [=A33,750,000.00] whi=
ch my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since=
placed this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.=
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, t=
his is why I'm contacting you for us to work with me so that you can assist=
me and receive this money into your bank account for us to share. Upon your
acceptance of this proposal, I have generally agreed on this sharing ratio=
n 30% of the total sum will be given to you for your assistance upon the re=
ceipt of the funds in your account while 70% will be for me.
=

Note that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction,it w=
ill be bank to bank transfer,all I need from you is to stand and claim this=
fund as the original depositor who made the deposit with Belgravia branch =
so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank accou=
nt. I assure you we can achieve it successfully if you can follow my instru=
ction and direction. In your reply, please send the following information a=
s underlined below:
=

1. Your full names..............
2. Your phone number............
3. Your nationality.............
4. Your Age/Sex..................
5. Your occupation..............
=

Thank you for your understanding.
=

Best regards
Dr. Robert Raymond

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