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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: Milt James <miltjames10@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:26:45 +0100
Subject: Re: OBSERVATION IN YOUR FAVOR, THE CHOICE IS YOURS,FROM MILT JAMES, CANADA

My name is Milt James, a citizen of Canada. I have been trying to claim my
fund valued at Three million, seven hundred thousand United States dollars
($3,700,000) from the Nigeria Government since 2009/10 which has proved
abortive.
Fraudsters took advantage of the transaction.They kept on asking me to send
money by various means for one reason or the other which made me lose over
$157,000.

Several fake documents were procured and sent to me.
I traveled to Nigeria with some vital information I got from a friend who
just successfully claimed his fund valued $5M with the assistance of one
Mrs Kate Henshaw,Head of Remittance Department,Access Bank plc. I really
commend her professionalism and sincerity.

I opened communication with Mrs.Kate, who so much assisted me. I spent only
four working days and claimed my fund in full payment into my bank accounts
in Canada.
I only spent about $260 only for legal documents as instructed by her.
I also returned back home with my ORIGINAL Documents as proof of the
ownership.


In all these processes, I saw your name on the list of pending
transactions, and I quickly copied your email address.

I pray this email notification gets to you safely. Your fund is ready to be
released also.
I just decided to inform you because I know that you must have been
victimized by the fraudsters in Nigeria or elsewhere who claim to be top
government officials in charge of your payment.

The Same way I was fooled over so many years.
So I will strongly advise you to stop all communications with anybody right
now and contact:

Mrs. Kate Henshaw,
Financial Controller,
Access Bank Nigeria Plc,
Email: henshawkate202@gmail.com

Contact her to enable you to reclaim your fund. And as a matter of
fact,your presence may not be needed in Nigeria, you can receive your funds
without making the huge expenses of traveling to Nigeria or Africa.
She is a good,sincere and reliable person. I can testify.


Sincerely,
Milt James,
Ontario Canada.

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