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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- twilcox692@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Thomason Wilcox <thomasonwilcox095@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Thomason Wilcox <tw@smroyalstay.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 03:12:45 -0800
Subject: Business Proposal
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I will like to discuss this business with you and it has nothing to do wit=
h someone in my country believe me is only you that is outside United Kingd=
om can handle this deal. i only got your contact details from when I was se=
arching for a friend Information On-line Service on my personal programmed =
search on the internet for an individual to assist with sincerely & confide=
ntial which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so I decide=
d to contact you immediately. It is my great pleasure to write you this let=
ter and this email as follows is my private email we can use it for communi=
cation as we need to keep this transaction as a confidential. My private em=
ail: twilcox692@gmail.com
Within the bank where I work as an account officer, I want to tell you tha=
t I work with HSBC bank of London . And here in our bank I discovered that =
a customer deposited the sum of =A36 Million GBP in our bank On my finding =
i discovered that he passed away on the covid-19 Pandemic since then none o=
f his relative came for the funds claim and I don 19t think anyone knows ab=
out this fund. I am his account officer.
So I am writing to you as I will want you to stand as his next of kin so t=
hat the funds will be released to you. It is pure deal transaction between =
me and you. I am seeking your assistance to front as the next of kin to the=
unclaimed deceased funds; an application for claim to reflect payment and =
approvals will be secured on behalf of your name as I have a good lawyer fr=
iend who will help us proceed with everything to my bank making an applicat=
ion with your name to my bank as you been the next of kin and for the relea=
se of the funds to you in any of your account in your country and not here =
in my country United Kingdom but the funds need to be transferred out of Un=
ited Kingdom.=20
I have to propose that should you be willing to assist me in this transact=
ion your share as compensation will be (30%) I will then get (65%) with the=
lawyer who will be assisting us and the balance of (5%) for taxation and m=
iscellaneous expenses incurred during the transfer process.
The business is completely safe and secure; provided you treat it with Utm=
ost confidentiality. As a transfer of powers of attorney will be secured in=
favor of your name through my lawyer friend and for my bank to release the=
funds on your name as the next of kin. ..
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint =
me.
Your urgent response needed.
Please kindly contact me back on my private email: twilcox692@gmail.com
Thanks
Mr. Thomason Wilcox
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