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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: "STEVE .J. ODONKON" <so860934@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stvn_odkn@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:38:50 +0000
Subject: RE: BUSINESS DEAL


My Dear Good Friend

I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to
you. My name is Mr.Steve Odonkon, Audit Accounting Manager of Barclays
Bank, London, United Kingdom. I ask for your pardon if my approach is
offensive as I never meant to invade your privacy through this means, and
also I believe this is the best and secure means I can pass my message
across to you in clear terms.

As an Audit Accounting Manager of the bank, I have access to a lot of
documents because I handle some of the bank's sensitive files. In last
year's 2020 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the
Audit Accounting Manager made (£5,720,000.00). Million British pounds from
some past government contractors in which my head office is not aware of
and will never be aware of. I have placed these funds on what we call an
escrow call account with no beneficiary.

As an officer of this bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money,
so my aim in contacting you is to assist me to receive this money in your
bank account and get 40% of the total funds as commission. There are
practically no risks involved. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I
need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds
who deposited with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer
to your designated bank account.


Contact me for more details with your Mobile phone number on my private
email (stvn_odkn@rediffmail.com)

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

YOURS TRULY,

Mr.Steve Odonkon,
Call: OR WHATSAPP +44 7926062919

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