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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: "Frank Kuhnke" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:11:36 +0200
Subject: From Frank Kuhnke

I'm Frank Kuhnke, with Deutsche Bank here in Brussels

Belgium. I was wondering if you received my last email. I

sincerely seek to present you as the Next of Kin to a late

client who left behind $145.5 Million
USD in a fixed deposit account in my bank before his

demise.

The British born client was into Diamond and Gold mining

and died without a Next of Kin. I shall obtain the legal

documents that will give you legal rights to make this

claim legitimately. I am willing to share the funds 60/40

with you and this will be completed within 72 hours. With

the legal documents, the bank will approve you as the Next

of Kin and pay out this amount to you within three working

days. I considered the funds would be of better use to

both of us instead of allowing corrupt politicians

confiscate the funds.

Please reach me as soon as possible with your FULL NAME,

ADDRESS, DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER AND OCCUPATION for the

processing of the legal documents if you are interested

and can be trusted to return my own share when you have

received the funds in your bank account. More information

shall be given to you once I hear from you. Kindly contact

me on thisemail address below: frakuhnke2@gmail.com

If however you are not interested in the offer, kindly

delete this message from your mailbox and pretend that I

never contacted you. I'll
continue my search for a liable person that will help me

out.

Best Wishes,

Frank Kuhnke
Chief Operating Officer
Deutsche Bank
Brussels, Belgium.
Urgent Assistance!!

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