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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: ".kelvin.neil.," <winnerokoro123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kelvinn258@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:48:56 -0700
Subject: Urgent reply pleas,,

Hello Dear Friend,

   My name is Mr. kelvin.Neil. I have decided to seek a confidential
   co-operation  with you in the execution of the deal described
   here-under for our both  mutual benefit and I hope you will keep it a
   top secret because of the nature  of the transaction, During the
   course of our bank year auditing, I discovered  an unclaimed/abandoned
   fund, sum total of {US$10.5 Million United State  Dollars} in the bank
   account that belongs to a Saudi Arabia businessman Who unfortunately
   lost his life and entire family in a Motor Accident.

   Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for
   the claim but nobody has done that. I personally has been unsuccessful
   in locating any of the relatives, now, I sincerely seek your consent
   to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased
   so that the proceeds of this account valued at {US$10.5 Million United
   State Dollars} can be paid to you, which we will share in these
   percentages ratio, 60% to me and 40% to you. All I request is your
   utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to
   achieve this project successfully. I have carefully mapped out the
   moralities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate
   arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your
   country and here in Burkina Faso when the fund is being transferred to
   your bank account.

   I will have to provide all the relevant document that will be
   requested to indicate that you are the rightful beneficiary of this
   legacy and our bank will release the fund to you without any further
   delay, upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer, please
   send me the following information as stated below so we can proceed
   and get this fund transferred to your designated bank account
   immediately.

   -Your Full Name:
   -Your Contact Address:
   -Your direct Mobile telephone Number:
   -Your Date of Birth:
   -Your occupation:

   I await your swift response.

   Thanks with my best regards.
 Mr.Kelvin Neil,
 Bank Telex Manager
 Burkina Faso/Ouagadougou

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