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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: "Ash Mohammed." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ash.mohammed4040@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 29 May 2022 19:29:19 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
 
Please consider this privileged information, but very confidential.
 
My name is Mr. Ash Mohammed, a senior manager of a commercial bank here in the UK. I am contacting you on the occasion of an urgent matter that requires trust and expediency. It is basically a profitable business valued at Eight Million, Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds (GBP8, 400,000 £).
 
This fund is an excess of the branch where I am the senior manager. I have already submitted an approved End of the Year 2019 to 2021 financial report to my Head Office. In the banking practice, these funds will not be captured in any statement of account of the bank. I have since then, placed this amount of Eight Million, Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds (GBP8, 400,000 £) on SUSPENSE without a beneficiary.
 
As a Senior Manager of the bank, I cannot claim ownership of these funds. And it is unethical to link to a family member. Therefore, I am seeking your assistance to represent the money's beneficiary.
 
I want your earnest cooperation to work with me. I will formalize the necessary paperwork to portray you as the beneficiary of the funds at the correspondent bank, where the funds are presently suspended. I will connect you with the bank, and they will process the money through the foreign remittance outlet of the bank, and send it into your nominated personal account. This process will likely involve online banking. I will meet you afterward for sharing 50/50 apiece in line with the agreed terms.
 
Kindly reply if you are interested in working with me
 
Best Regards,
 
Ash Mohammed.

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