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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: Joel Young <suntrustbanknewyork5@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 22:09:32 +0100
Subject: RE

Sir/Ma,

Re: Payment Notification for second Quarter
of 2022

The International Settlement department of Sun Trust Bank is obligated to
contact you for the immediate release of your fund whose account has become
dormant and subsequently transferred to this department as unclaimed
fund.We received an authorization to pay you as the only authorized paying
bank since other banks have failed.

However, our findings have revealed that the problem behind your inability
to have received your fund from the corresponding bank resulted from lack
of transparency, insincerity and incessant demand for money by your
representative(s) for unusual payments. We have therefore decided to
establish a direct payment system (DPS) with you for the prompt release of
your funds without any hitch. We therefore request that you respond to this
email immediately to enable us proceed with the release of your fund
accordingly .Reconfirm the following information:

Full Name
Phone & Mobile phone Number
Full Mailing address

We sincerely regret the inconvenience and delay of receiving your fund,be
rest assured for prompt payment within three working days as arrangements
have been perfected to release your fund without any further delay.You are
advised to stop every conversation with any office to enable us serve you
better.

As soon as I hear from you,I will give you further details.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Joel Young
Sun Trust Bank,USA

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