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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. Brice LODUGNON" <patwilliams830@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bricelodugnon188@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 10:15:46 +0000
Subject:


Hello

Peace be to your home and your family

I wish to inform you that it was not by mistake that I contacted you in
this transaction because I was left with no other option than this.

I think you're a respected, considering the fact that I got your email
address from internet, database of people search the Internet during my
research for a discrete foreign partner who can help me to do in the event
of its success.

I am Mr. Brice LODUGNON, a banker by profession, In my previous email, I
was referring to my deceased client’s fund with his bank of which I have
received several messages from the bank asking me to present a closest
relative of my client for the claiming of the fund abandoned in the bank
totaling to the value of US$3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only) from Account N°: 2047086137

There's no doubt that the bank will sit on the money if I don't locate any
of his family members or close associates so after giving thoughts about
this, I decided to utilize this opportunity by bringing you in as the
relative or associate to enable them release the funds to you under the
probate rule and you received the money, you and I will share it
conventionally. Hence, my reason for contacting you with this urgent
message.

You must understand that in the banking industry, chances or opportunities
like this are common but not heard. People put their monies in banks and
some of these accounts are either coded or confidentially operated,
therefore, when such people die what do you think happens to these monies
when nobody comes for their claims? Well, this is one of the numerous
avenues good "free" monies are made within and amongst the bankers.

Please I want you to observe my statements carefully; this fund is real and
is lying in the bank as I am talking to you right now, and with my position
as the Senior Accountant Auditor; I will do all within my powers to get
this fund approved in your name as the inheritor/beneficiary of the fund.

The truth is that I physically did not know you before but I am aware that
a transaction of this nature and volume of the fund to be a success
requires trust, confidence.

Your contact was an act of God and why I had to choose you are divine and I
cannot question my God. (Allah)

This is risk-free and legitimate so, we'll not have any legal trouble
executing this transaction. In your response, I will provide more details
and procedures of the transaction.

For this success of this business, I agree to offer you 50% and 50% will be
for me. Please, note that I put so many things into consideration before
agreeing on his terms and I hope that you will appreciate it. Please, If
this business proposition offends your moral and ethical values, do accept
my sincere apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise
the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential,
whatever your decision, while I await your prompt

Response.

Sincerely,

Mr. Brice LODUGNON

My Whatsapp number: +22891993255

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