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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: morris smith <smithmorris071@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:12:07 -0700
Subject: PROPOSAL


I choose to reach you through your e-mail, as it is the fastest medium of
communication irrespective that it has been greatly abused. However, this
correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such.
I am writing to you in trust as a reliable and honest person who will be
capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a
new bank account immediately to receive the sum of USD47.000.000.00.

I am Mr Morris Smith, Head of Audit Department Unity Bank Nigeria. I
discovered some money during the 2021 end of year auditing in an account
opened with this bank in 2017 and since August 2019, nobody has operated on
this account making the account remain virtually dormant. After going
through some old files in the records, I discovered that the owner of the
account died without a (heir) hence the money is floating and if I do not
remit this money out urgently, the money will be forfeited to the interest
of the bank. From my findings, the owner of this account is the late Mr.
David Creanga, a Canadian Citizen and an industrialist who died on 8th of
August 2019 in a ghastly motor accident with his fiancée on their way to
Abuja the capital city of Nigeria.. From my further findings, no other
person knows about this account or anything concerning it. The account has
no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that late
Mr. David Creanga until his death was one of the Boards of Trustees with
Ocean Oil & Gas Company Nigeria with a branch in London

This money can only be approved for payment only to a foreigner. Thus I am
privately contacting you to assist me in repatriating the wealth left
behind by this customer before the management declares this account
unserviceable. The bank freezes unserviceable accounts over a period of
time. While searching for more information in the file, I discovered that
my bank last year December 19th issued the final notice for the family
members or next of kin to come forward and file claims within 6 months or
the account will be frozen after this period.

I hereby solicit your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the
deceased since you are a foreigner. I will be obtaining an affidavit of
fact and other necessary and vital documents from the High Court of
Nigeria, which will give a legal seal in order to authenticate you as the
sole beneficiary/next of kin to this account balance of late Mr. David
Creanga. This business has not been revealed to any other person because of
the sensitive position, which I held in the bank, and therefore I will
expect you to maintain it too. So please reply urgently so that I will
inform you on the next step. I need your full co-operation to make this
transaction work perfectly because the management of the bank is ready to
approve this payment to whosoever has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you upon your positive response and once I am
convinced that you are capable. I need your strong assurance that you will
never let me down immediately. We start with the process.

There is no risk whatsoever associated with this from your side with me
monitoring and pushing the files for the whole process so long as you keep
it within yourself. I guarantee also that this will be executed under the
most legitimate way to ensure that you and I are protected now and after
the transaction. For this transaction, I would advise you to be contacting
me with my private e-mail and private telephone numbers.
5% of the total money will be used to offset any expenses incurred by any
of us as regards this transaction. 30% goes to you and while the remaining
65% is for us that knows about the transaction in the bank..

This is because the bank e-mail is being monitored. Finally, kindly furnish
me with your direct telephone number and your full names to enable me do
the change of ownership of this fund in your name as the next of kin to Mr.
David Creanga PLS CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL.
Hope to trust you in fairness and honesty.
Furnish me with the particulars below.
NAME...
AGE...
ADDRESS...
BANK DETAILS…………………….
DIRECT PHONE...
MOBILE.............................
OCCUPATION...
COMPANY...
COUNTRY...,

I will await your urgent response.
Thanks.
Mr Morris Smith
contact me via this e-maill;morrissmith111@gmail.com
<e-mail%3Bmorrissmith111@gmail.com>

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