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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: " Mohmmad Charits" <townhall@posh.gov.je>
Reply-To: mocharits@tutanota.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:50:14 -0500
Subject: Re,Goodnews

Hello Dear,

I know this email will be a thing of surprise to you , especially you
not knowing me surprising you with such a business deal which is
highly strict and confidential.

On this day I ask You to grant this request? may I know who I am and
what I am,every moment of every day.may I be a catalyst for light and
love,and bring inspiration to those whose eyes I meet.may I have the
strength to stand tall in the face of conflict,and the courage to
speak my voice, even when I'm scared.may I have the humility to follow
my heart,and the passion to live my soul's desires.May I seek to know
the highest truth and dismiss the gravitational pull of my lower self.

My Name is Mr Mohammad Charits national of Indonesia , i worked with Bank
SBI as an General accountant , before my retirement i have a customer
who i supervised as his account officer with Bank SBI Indonesia
unfortunately his among in last plane crash took place at Sriwijaya
Air Boeing 737 left Jakarta with 62 people on board, but vanished from
the radar on its way to Borneo island on Saturday 11 Jan 2021.

Please click below to read and understand.

( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55614074 )

He left his $45.8 Million United State Dollars with Bank SBI Jakarta
Indonesia , my aim of contacting you is i found out you have a similar
name with him which i can use you as his sibling to claim the funds
easily.

I assure you if you follow my directives we will achieve our aim.

I will be waiting your respectable response.

Regards,
Mohmmad Charits.

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Note:
This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential,
proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege
is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error,
please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any
hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly,
use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not
the intended recipient. Parish of St Helier Town Hall PO Box 50 JE4 8PA,
and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications
through its networks.

Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where
the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the
views of any such entity.

Thank You.
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