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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: "DR.JERRY JAMES" <drjerryjames4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstanhoward14@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 01:24:33 -0800
Subject: URGENT

*Attention Sir,Following the recent meeting held by the board members of
this esteemed financial institution, the new Board of Directors of the
World Bank, the Financial Adviser to the President, members of the Audit
Committee on Foreign Payment and in conjunction with International
Community delegates, the International monetary fund {IMF}.We are very
pleased to contact you due to a report reaching us regarding your
OUTSTANDING FUND ($10.4Million) Ten Million four hundred United States
Dollars only which has been long overdue for payment but was made
impossible by some corrupt officials.In the course of our General Auditing
and Account revision of the First quarter of 2021 , we discovered that the
Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis
that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an
authorization note of change of data.After the investigations however, it
was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired
Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the
Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this (Mr Rick
Jones) who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some
documents/Death certificate so as to divert your fund.The bank account
below was forwarded/presented by Mr Rick Jones as the new account for
receipt of the funds:Bank: Hang Seng BankBank Address: 83 Des Veoux
Road,Central - Hong KongAccount Name: Rick JonesAccount Number:
235-325172-882Bank Code: 024Swift Code: HASEHKHHIn order to confirm if
actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address
which after 2 days from now and there is no response, it will be
ascertained that you are truly dead,then proceed with the telegraphic
transfer.If proved otherwise by you to be alive?, please forward to us all
the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
numbers,contact address,these details from you will help reach a conclusion
that you are still alive.Anything contrary to this claim will help us
charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to
you immediately without any further delay.You are advise to get back to
this office immediately via EMAIL,Yours faithfully,Mr. Stan
Howard.Director, foreign operations.Email: mrstanhoward14@gmail.com
<mrstanhoward14@gmail.com> Attention Sir,Following the recent meeting held
by the board members of this esteemed financial institution, the new Board
of Directors of the World Bank, the Financial Adviser to the President,
members of the Audit Committee on Foreign Payment and in conjunction with
International Community delegates, the International monetary fund {IMF}.We
are very pleased to contact you due to a report reaching us regarding your
OUTSTANDING FUND ($10.4Million) Ten Million four hundred United States
Dollars only which has been long overdue for payment but was made
impossible by some corrupt officials.In the course of our General Auditing
and Account revision of the First quarter of 2021 , we discovered that the
Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis
that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an
authorization note of change of data.After the investigations however, it
was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired
Staffs to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the
Bonafide Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this (Mr Rick
Jones) who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded some
documents/Death certificate so as to divert your fund.The bank account
below was forwarded/presented by Mr Rick Jones as the new account for
receipt of the funds:Bank: Hang Seng BankBank Address: 83 Des Veoux
Road,Central - Hong KongAccount Name: Rick JonesAccount Number:
235-325172-882Bank Code: 024Swift Code: HASEHKHHIn order to confirm if
actually this is true and hence decided to write to your email address
which after 2 days from now and there is no response, it will be
ascertained that you are truly dead,then proceed with the telegraphic
transfer.If proved otherwise by you to be alive?, please forward to us all
the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone
numbers,contact address,these details from you will help reach a conclusion
that you are still alive.Anything contrary to this claim will help us
charge this man to court and prosecute him while your fund will be paid to
you immediately without any further delay.You are advise to get back to
this office immediately via EMAIL,Your faithfully,Mr. stan Howard.Director,
foreign operations.Email: mrstanhoward14@gmail.com
<mrstanhoward14@gmail.com> *

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