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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. Tanate Phutrakul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infos@tanate-p.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:46:59 +0200
Subject: Penge overført

Ing bank n.v.,
London Branch.
8-10 moorgate,
London EC2R 6DA,
Det Forenede Kongerige
Tlf.: +44 741 834 3369
Fax: +44 704 307 1539

Hilsen,

Din e-mail-adresse kom op i en tilfældig tegning udført i ING Bank N.V., London Branch Office of Donation International Operation i London UK.

Jeg er Mr.Tanate Phutrakul personlige revisor for sent herre, Gerald Arthur "Gerry", såfremt. Grundlægger og tidligere administrerende direktør for Vodafone Group PLC. Sen sir, Gerald Arthur Whent, er en velkendt filantropist, før han døde lavede en "vilje" i et advokatfirma i Det Forenede Kongerige med angivelse af, at Vodafone Group PLC (Charity Fundraising Support Account) med IG Bank NV, London skulle donere US $ 6,5 Millioner (seks millioner kun fem hundrede tusinde amerikanske dollars) til enhver heldig individuel filantropist eller velgørende organisation i udlandet.

IG-banken N.V., London er enig med sen SIR, Gerald Arthur "Gerry", såfremt at donere fonden til enhver heldig person i Amerika, Europa, Asien og Afrika i andre for at hjælpe med at forbedre livene og virksomhederne.

Vi har lavet vores tilfældige tegne, og din e-mail-adresse blev plukket for at modtage denne fond som modtager af hans "Will". Venligst kom tilbage til mig, så snart du har modtaget vores email for at aktivere overførslen
Drift leder dig om, hvad der er ved siden af ??at gøre for at modtage denne fond lovligt.

Du rådes til at inkludere følgende følgende:

FULDE NAVN:

Fuld kontaktadresse:

Telefon- og faxnumre:

Venlig hilsen,
Mr. Tanate Phutrakul,
Regnskabs chef
Ing bank n.v., London Branch

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