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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 EGODINMA <frankegobia777@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankego77@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:57:23 +0100
Subject: Your Inheritance Fund.,

Dear Beneficiary,

I am Frank Egodinma, General manager treasury department, I work
with First Bank, my office controls and handling the affairs of all
foreign banks and financial institutions in Ecowas state concerned
with foreign payments settlement claims.

I discovered list of funds which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts abroad originated from unclaimed deposits,
over-invoiced contract sum / next of kin, and lottery organizations.
After going through the files from my Desk attached with your email
address on it was among the contractor's / beneficiary's expecting the
funds to be transferred into their account, and it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Government
Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, based on the
instructions received from the Foreign Debts Reconciliation Dept to
submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports
of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to present you the
beneficiary to an contract inheritance sum of $5.7 million dollars.
And subsequently a joint business venture following my idea that we
can have a Deal / agreement, the transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law both in your country and here once the fund is transferred to your
bank account.

The funds $5.7 million dollars I am referring to is right here in
this bank in suspense account and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year, therefore i solicit
for your cooperation to be in collaboration with me to have this done,
it will take us 7 working days to complete this transaction and it
will be transferred into an account you will provide any where in the
world. I will need you to provide the following information below to
enable an attorney start the processing all the relevant legal
documents in your name for the fund remittance.

Listen the money will be shared as follows after transfer into your
account, 60% for you (Account Owner) 40% for me the initiator, we will
be purporting your name or your company name the original contractor /
beneficiary of the inheritance funds so all procedures for
international transfer shall be strictly followed.

Therefore, l advise you to send the following information below along
with a scanned copy of your international passport or drivers license.

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Your House Address:
(3) Your Direct Telephone Number:
(4) Your Occupation Status:

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Frank Egodinma

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