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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. Peter Frank" <w708184@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.peterfrank@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 14:24:56 -0700
Subject: HELLO

From Mr.Peter Frank
Cotonou Benin Republic.
West Africa.
Avenue 12 Rue Reine Abla Poku,
12 Bp 7854 Cot 12, Benin Republic

Dearest One,

I Am Peter Frank 23 years old . the only child of Late Mr & Mrs Frank Robert
from Benin Republic in West Africa. I want to use this media to ask for
your help in transferring my inheritance fund into your country. I
will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel
towards your assistance to my present situation now. I'm aware that
this might sound strange to you but please, I beg you to handle this
matter with the most urgency.

It is my desire to contact you based on honesty and sincerity to
assist me in transferring of $20,800,000. ( Twenty Million Eight
hundred thousand United States dollars) which I inherited from my late
father Mr. Frank Robert who was a Gold merchant business Man based in
Accra and Abidjan, Now i want to investment and base in your country
for my future living. My late father died in Abidjan General Hospital.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE, He was poisoned by his business
partner during one of their trip to a destination they do supplied
goods to.

Before his death at the General hospital,he told me about the fund
which he deposited in one of the bank here in my country, he inform me
that i should stand as next of kin when ever i find him no more.

I found out more about this after the burial of my father,his lawyer
confronted the family with some document. My Uncles took away
everything leaving me with nothing.The whole problem started when they
found out that they can not have an access to the money at the bank
and that I Peter have refused to sign any paper so that they can gain
access to the money.

As I am writing you now, I am far away from home in fear of my Uncles
who are threatening my life.Though, I have discussed with the bank
Director and they have accepted to transfer the money to my choice
oversea partner but the sincerely want to hear from my oversea partner
before they can effect the transfer.

I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust,
relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money for your effort
input after the successful transfer of this money and investment.
Indicate your interest towards assisting me, by sending your phone
number, fax number, home and office address to me so that I can
communicate with you at any time. I will also appreciate if you can
send across your photo for a better reorganization. I will also send
across my photo and phone number as soon as you reply this email. I
will be waiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks,
Mr.Peter Frank.

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