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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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Fraud email example:

From: LO AMY<nunung@texmodapteltd.com>
Date: 16 Nov 2021 07:18:42 -0800
Subject: I need your attention please

Hello dear,

please kindly listen,am LO AMY from japan but currently working as a branch manager USB BANK HONG KONG and please check the attachment file to see my NATIONAL ID AND BANK ID.

I want you to carefully read everything I am going to write down. Please be patient to read it ...


 In 2019, Kim Lee came to our bank to discuss business with our Private Banking Service. He informed us that he had twenty-three million ($ 23,000,000) in finance that he wanted us to turn over ( Invest) on his behalf, I am the officer assigned to his case. I have given a lot of advice on my duties as the Chief Operating Officer of the Private Banking Department, especially considering the amount of money he would like to put in our bank.


After discussing with him on the business, we opened account in our bank on his behalf and deposited the $23,000,000. Then A few months later by January 2020 his attention was needed regarding a business which I was going to discuss with him but I was unable to reach him, we traced his house in China Wuhan and we was only notified that he was dead  along side his only son because they contacted covid-19.

 I would want you to be presented as the next of kin, to Mr Kim Lee so that the money can be released to you and we will share it 50/50.
Don't worry how it will work, I am here as the director and as bank expert, I can handle it very well until the money comes out, all I need is full support and trust because I don't want betrayal.

THIS MY PERSONAL EMAIL ( LOAMY@accountant.com)  kindly reply so we can proceed with my personal email not the bank email. 
(  LOAMY@accountant.com) This is my personal email where we can talk more.

 the money has stayed longer in our bank and the ministry of finance wants to claim the money and which is not good..

YOURS TRULY

LO AMY.

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