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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Coris Whent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <TanatePhutrakul1@emiratety.info>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:08:34 -0700
Subject: My Dear Beneficiary

 
My Dear Beneficiary,
 
I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise, since we have never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to choose you among the numerous internet users in the world. Your email address came up in a random draw conducted by Vodafone Group plc charity fundraising support, I cannot say Why I have chosen you but do not be worried because we have made our random draw and your e-mail address was picked to receive this charity fund as the beneficiary of my (LAST WILL) which has made me accomplish my request. May the almighty God bless and see you through with this mission. Please carefully read and digest the message below.
 
Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography, My name is Mother Coris Whent, 74 Years old, Founder of Whent Family Foundation and wife to Late Sir, Gerald Arthur "Gerry" Whent, founder and former chief executive of Vodafone Group plc. After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and now that I am old and weak I have decided to spend the rest of my life with my family and loved ones whom I never had time for during the course of my business life, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and close friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak and old now, hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.
I have presently deposited a Cheque in the sum of (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) with ING Bank N.V to be transfer to you, what you have to do now is to contact Mr. Tanate Phutrakul the (CFO of ING Groep and ING Bank N.V) as soon as possible to know when they will transfer or deliver your cheque to you because of the expiring date of the Cheque. I only made the deposit with your EMAIL ADDRESS and the DEPOSIT CODE is (ING_55519724_WFP). I have paid for the Full Insurance Premium of the Cheque deposit to ING Bank, showing that it is not a Drug Fund or Fund meant to sponsor Terrorism in your Country. Let me repeat again, you are not to pay for the Insurance Premium of the Cheque to ING Bank because I have already paid for them.
I am sorry to inform you that you may not have the chance to meet me because I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon before his death and you happened to be the beneficiary of my (LAST WILL) donation, irrespective of your previous financial status, hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer that will cost you nothing. PLEASE MY DEAR, IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT USE THIS MONEY FOR BETTERMENT OF THE POOR IN YOUR SOCIETY, please do not contact me or the Mr. Tanate Phutrakul, please i need someone that will help me distribute this money generously to the less privilege in their communities.
Kindly contact Mr. Tanate Phutrakul, with Your Full Names: Your Postal address; Your Direct telephone number; for transfer of the Cheque to you.
 
Contact Person: Mr. Tanate Phutrakul
ING Bank Chief Financial Officer
E-mail: TanatePhutrakul1@emiratety.info
Tel: +44 7451280367
Note: Please I do not want you to thank me or our family, all I need you to do is to invest wisely and do the same good to someone’s life someday as this is the only way this world would be a better community if we render selfless services to one another especially in this period of Covid-19 pandemic. GOD BLESS YOU!
Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Coris Whent
© 2021 Whent Family Foundation

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