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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: Alan Duarte <pmawilo@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 02:28:59 -0700
Subject: Hello Sir/Madam,

Hello Sir/Madam,

My name is Alan Duarte,a Brazilian working with the Garanti Bank here in
Istanbul Turkey. I am married with two children. I plead with you not to
blackmail me or expose this deal even if you are not interested. This is
because I am relying on the successful outcome of the deal to establish
myself in life after many years of working in the bank with nothing to show
for it.

Late Dr. Levi Ajuonuma the former spokesperson for the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, who died in a Plane crash on Sunday the 4th
June, 2012 in the Dana Airline plane carrying about 150 passengers (May
their soul rest in peace, Amen) deposited 6.9M US dollars in a secret fixed
deposit account with our bank. In a routine audit check I discovered that
this fund has been there since its maturity. Further scrutiny revealed the
fund was wired to the bank from a Federal Government Oil Block Allocation
Account with the Africa Development Bank(ADB). Notably, his records in the
bank did not reveal any Next of Kin and neither his family nor his
relations knew about the fund.

However there is a caveat on his record that in the event of his demise the
fund should be awarded to Charity Organizations Oversea. I am therefore
seeking your support and cooperation to get this fund wired to a Charity
Organization overseas which I want you to register as soon as possible.
There is absolutely no risk involved in view of my position as an insider
in the bank.

If you're interested in this deal, please I would like you to provide the
following details below, to enable me initiate the claim process: Your
Direct Mobile Number, Full Name, Country and Private Email. We will need
the services of an attorney. Please do not reply if you are not interested.

You can call me on my Cell: +905314868040. Due to the nature of the
transaction, please do not send your response to my bank's official email
platform. You should use my confidential email addresse:(
alanduarteconsult@gmail.com)

Best Regards,

Alan Duarte

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