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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Ikenna Daysman <ikennadaysman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:19:38 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY
Dear Goodfriend,
I am Paul Kofi, an auditor with a Liquefied Natural gas company in West
Africa.
During our last year auditing,I discovered a suspense account with an
amount of us$35m.
After my investigation,I now saw that this funds belongs to a foreign
contractor who supplied heavy equipment to the company but this contract
concluded his contracts and was successfully paid off his contract sum.
I cannot disclose this funds to the company so i quickly diverted it to a
floating account with the help of the bank manager who now has instructed
me to quickly look for a foreign account where this money will be transfer
to avoid our company and the West Africa government from tracing this
account which may lead to the confiscation of the funds.
I therefore call on you to help me receive this money as my partner while I
visit you to invest part of my shares after you receive these funds in your
bank account.
If you are interested to help me then kindly send me your full contact
address and private telephone numbers with your bank account where these
funds will be transferred.
You are entitled to 30% of the funds after you receive these funds while
70% is for me although i will surely invest part of the funds in any
lucrative business in your country under your custody.
Waiting for your honest assistance.
Thanks
Paul Kofi
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