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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: Mr Elvis Lawer <scottsandra312@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elvislawe@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:59:19 -0800
Subject: HELLO

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Attention,

I am writing to notify you that I need your consent with respect to
payment of Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars($16,500,000.00) in (BBG) Barclay's Bank Ghana Plc. Where am
the branch manager belonging to a deceased customer whose name is not
stated in this mail for reasons of privacy. My last check on
Investor's deposits revealed an in active account with the above
stated amount belonging to a deceased customer.

The records for this deposit showed no beneficiary in the event of
death of the depositor. I want you to act as the beneficiary of the
funds and I would like to meet you face to face for verbal discussion,
there is no risk involves, note that the money is going to be shared
between me and you, I am going to offer you 45% of the total sums why
55% will be for me,

For further inquiries/interest in this claim, send to me your full
name immediately as they are in your driver's license or international
passport, your mobile telephone number, your fax number if
confidential and your contact address for the legal documentations of
this claim. In receipt of your positive response, I will update you
with the entire legal requirement for this claim. I will also proof
to.

You the decease death certificate upon your response with the
certificate of deposit of the fund, Please note it's very confidential
which is infrastructure security to avoid the head office knowing,

As i wait for your kind response,

Yours faithfully
Mr Elvis Lawer
elvislawe@gmail.com
Regional Remittance Manager
Barclay's Bank Ghana Plc.

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