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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. Rick Ruzzi" <captstephensgrantcru@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 02:08:31 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY BENEFICIARY ARE YOU ALIVE OR DEAD, YOUR URGENT CONFIRMATION
IS NEEDED FROM US-BANK

USBank.
1025 Connecticut Ave.
NW, Ste. 510. Washington,
DC 20036 USA.

Dear Beneficiary,

ALIVE OR DEAD

Season's Greeting bonfide beneficiary, in the course of our General
Auditing and Account revision of the starting of the year 2022 , we
discovered that the Bank Accounts with sum of $15 Million United
States Dollars belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the
basis that the owners have died some time last two weeks or have given
out an authorization note of change of data. After the investigations,
however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are
collaborating with Retired Staffs to make these changes illegally
without the knowledge of the Bonifide Benefactors and one traced to
your own change is this MR. LAKERMAN MOORE of 3864 WOODLAWN AVENUE,
LYNWOOD, CA, 90262 who said you are dead, hence they have forwarded
some documents of the funeral service held for you so as to divert
your funds. They have also forwarded to this office account below as
the new account that will receive this money:

Bank:Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road,Central-Hong Kong
Account Name: LAKERMAN MOORE
Account Number: 235-325172-882
Bank Code: 024
Swift Code: HASEHKHH

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and hence decided to
write to your email address which after 2 days from now and there is
no response, we will then know that you are dead indeed and go on with
the transfer. If proved otherwise by you that you did not die, please
forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your.

Your Full Name:.....
Your Residential Address:....
Your Telephone number:.....
Your Occupation:.......
A valid Copy of International/Driver License

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that
you are not dead. Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge
this MR. LAKERMAN MOORE to court and prosecute him while your fund
will be paid to you immediately without any further delay.You have to
get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings against
MR. LAKERMAN MOORE and his accomplices. We await your positive
response.

Yours truly,
THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED.

Mr. Rick Ruzzi,
Executive Region Manager,
Us Bank.
Financial System Stability
Will Need Courage

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