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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: KOJO DAN <kojodan36@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:17:22 -0700
Subject: RESPOND URGENTLY

Good day,

My name is Daniel Kojo trained and working as Account Officer for the
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA).

As regard this project, I had taken pains to find your contact through
personal endeavors.

I write to contact you about a Foreigner who died in Tatarstan Airlines
Flight 363 plane crash in 17 November 2013, Nine years ago leaving behind
an estate/capital ($36,400,000 USD with interest) here in United Bank for
Africa Plc (UBA) where I work till date, but nobody has come forward or put
an application for the claim.

I feel it is very important I include the websites for you to view the
unfortunate incident which claimed the life of the late investor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatarstan_Airlines_Flight_363

I can confirm with certainty that the said Investor died intestate in 2013
and no next-of-kin to his estate and no body came forward all these years.

I am of the settled conviction that using my insider leverage and working
with you, we can secure the funds in the account for ourselves instead of
allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government.

In pursuant of the above plan, I choose you in this transaction specially
because you bear the same NAME with the said Investor.
However you shall be handsomely rewarded for your assistance and
co-operation in this transaction, as I have to allocate 40% of the total
funds for your role and 60% to me after the successful transfer to your
home bank account.

However, if you are interested in carrying out this deal, you are advised
to email me the following information as stated below so that we can
immediately commence on the process on how the funds will be released to
you as the Next of Kin to the late investor.

i. RE-CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAMES:
ii. CONTACT ADDRESS:
iii. DATE OF BIRTH:
iv. TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
v. OCCUPATION: WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation
My e-mail : kojodan36@gmail.com

Best regards,
Mr.Daniel Kojo

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