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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: John Albert <johnalbertbnker@caixasbank.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2022 05:53:40 -0700
Subject: CONFIRM THIS NEXT OF KIN LETTER! !!!!

Good day,

I have sent you message more than 5 times, i just noticed i made
a mistake in the letters on your mail, that was why you did not
receive all the mails i sent earlier, sorry about that. Please
do not reply this mail if you have any criminal record because it
will affect the transaction, am John Albert a staff in a Bank
here in Spain, i have a customer who have a similar second name
with you, he died in the year 2015 , leaving Twenty Seven Million
, Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros, without a next
of kin, as you have Similar name with him, if you will give me
100% assurance, i will process the funds with your details as his
account officer, i can do that, using your name and details as
his next of Kin to raise a draft of Twenty Seven Million, Three
Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros, without you contacting
our Bank.


Once the draft get cleared and the Twenty Seven Million, Three
Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros get transferred to you,
which i will also arrange an Investment agreement of Twenty Seven
Million, Three Hundred Thousand Euros 27,300 000 Euros to cover
the funds Transfer to avoid any questioning of the funds source
when it get to your account, as soon as this funds get to your
Custody, you will Take Ten Million Euros 10,000 000 Euros and
offer me Seventeen Million Euros 17,000 000 Euros, then we will
donate 300,000 Euros to any Charity organization that take care
of Motherless babies. The Euros can be converted to any currency
of your Choice during transfer.

I will need your Urgent reply if you will assure me sincere
cooperation and honesty, because i will be traveling to London
soon next for a Medical Check up.

Once i read from you i will give you more details ..


Send me copy here of your reply: johnalbertbnker@gmail.com

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,
John Albert

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