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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: "Tracy A. Mills" <smtpfox-8ubvy@aga2o.com.br>
Reply-To: info@bigideasconsultants.com
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 19:32:20 -0300
Subject: Unclaimed Assets Notification



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Good day!



I am Tracy A. Mills Director of bills/exchange at the foreign remittance
department of Morgan Stanley Bank Limited. In my department, I
discovered an abandoned sum of GBP£122,308,000.00 (One Hundred And
Twenty Two Million Three Hundred And Eight Thousand Great British Pound
Sterling) in an account that belonged to Late Erik Byske from Taastrup
Denmark, who died along with his wife Annett Byske, in May 2016, in a
road accident. Since we got the information about his death, I have been
expecting his next-of-kin to come over and file a claim as next of kin
over his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for
it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our
Security guidelines.




Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money. It is based
on this that I decided to establish a cordial business relationship with
you, hence by contacting you. I want you to present you as the next of
kin to Erik Byske, so that the funds can be remitted into your account.
Moreover, I do not want the money to go into the government account as
unclaimed bills. The Security law and guidelines here stipulates that
any account abandoned or is dormant for a period of years, is deemed
closed and all money contained therein forfeited to the government
treasury account.



Now, it is being speculated that the above sum will be transferred into
the government treasury account as an unclaimed fund on or before the
end of this financial quarter of 2022, when nobody comes forward to lay
claims. The reason for requesting your assistance is occasioned by the
fact that the deceased Erik Byske was a foreigner, and I have access to
his detailed data which we will hold as a weapon to present yourself as
the next of kin to the deceased estate/capital.




The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into your
account, shall be 50% to me and for the role you will be expected to
play in this deal, I have agreed to give you 50% of the total sum,
Therefore, you are expected to reply this letter indicating your
readiness and interest to participate in this business. After receiving
your reply, you will be communicated with the exact steps to take. I
expect your urgent response and I shall contact you for further
discussion on this matter, to enable us to conclude this transaction
urgently without any delay or hitch. Please treat this business proposal
strictly confidential for security reasons considering my official
position in this bank.




I expect to hear from you urgently:



Best wishes;
Mrs.Tracy A. Mills

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