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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. Geary M. Battistelli" <gearyb34266@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:35:27 -0700
Subject: Next of Kin/Beneficiary

Hello My Good Friend,

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this
Transaction.I am Dr.Kelvin Green,the foreign Operations Manager Citi
Bank Plc. One of our customers who bears the same name with you a
national of your country, who used to work with Chevron Oil Producing
Company in Nigeria that died On the Thursday,December 25, 2003 Posted:
2215 GMT ( 6:15 AM HKT),on the single reason of visiting his in-laws.
His wife{A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were involved in a Plane
crash in Benin Republic, in West Africa on their way home for the
holidays and were among the people confirmed dead.

...Check the cnn website here for
confirmation...(http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/25/benin.crash/index.html)

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to
locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
track over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or
relative hence I contacted you.I'm taking this advantage in order to
better my life and that of my family. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the fund valued at US$20.7 million Left behind by our
customer before it get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by our
bank where this huge amount was deposited Our bank has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated in
the next six months. For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives since then I seek your consent to present you
as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the percentage that is coming to me after the money is been credited
in your chosen account and the modalities for transfer. I can assist
in procuring the necessary information and legal documents that may be
needed to actualize this proposal since I will contract the services
of our bank accredited lawyer who will legally represent you here. All
I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .I want
you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or preferably
your mobile numbers and I will have to apply for the release and
subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favour.

Please get in touch with me first by my secured and confidential
email: dkgreen7565@gmail.com

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours Faithfully,
DR Kelvin Green

Please upon your response include your private telephone and fax for
further and oral communication

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