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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: "Frank Kuhnke" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:58:46 -0800
Subject: Urgent Assistance!!

I'm Frank Kuhnke, with Deutsche Bank here in Brussels
Belgium. I was wondering if you received my last email. I
sincerely seek to present you as the Next of Kin to a late
client who left behind $145.5 Million
USD in a fixed deposit account in my bank before his
demise.
The British born client was into Diamond and Gold mining
and died without a Next of Kin. I shall obtain the legal
documents that will give you legal rights to make this
claim legitimately. I am willing to share the funds 60/40
with you and this will be completed within 72 hours. With
the legal documents, the bank will approve you as the Next
of Kin and pay out this amount to you within three working
days. I considered the funds would be of better use to
both of us instead of allowing corrupt politicians
confiscate the funds.
Please reach me as soon as possible with your FULL NAME,
ADDRESS, DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER AND OCCUPATION for the
processing of the legal documents if you are interested
and can be trusted to return my own share when you have
received the funds in your bank account. More information
shall be given to you once I hear from you. Kindly contact
me on thisemail address below: frakuhnke2@gmail.com
If however you are not interested in the offer, kindly
delete this message from your mailbox and pretend that I
never contacted you. I'll
continue my search for a liable person that will help me
out.
Best Wishes,

Frank Kuhnke
Chief Operating Officer
Deutsche Bank
Brussels, Belgium.
Urgent Assistance!!

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