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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: "Dr. Frank C Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <remmitance.dpt@finbnk-es.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:08:50 -0700
Subject: I Need Right Partner,

Sir.
How are you today, I hope you are doing great. I want to first of all apologize for bundling into your privacy on this manner without us knowing or meeting each other before please do not pick offense for that.
 
I am Dr. Frank C Edward from Rivers State Nigeria. I work as a supervisor with NNPC here and there's a reason why I am contacting you.  I know you are aware of  what is going on in my country right now there’s a crisis of division which nobody knows what will is going to be the outcome of the problem.
 
Here I and my colleague position, there’s a contract already executed here and the executor finish his work since 2016 awaiting for his full payment which his payment approve since 2018 and since then he is nowhere to be found until last two months we decided to put a trace on the man that did the contract and we discovered that the man died 2017 and he left no body no next of kin or dear about.
 
Now I and my colleague decide to contact you for us to claim the contract sum don’t mind on how we are going to execute it because we have already draw the map. The file is intact with us and for your signatory that needed most, the file will be brought to you in your country or any of your nearby country where you can visit easily meet with our lawyer to sign the documents with him so do not fear for anything or risk it is 100% risk free.
 
The contract amount is $370 million and we decided to share the money this way . My colleague will take 60%/ 30% for you and 10% aside for
any expenses. Hope this will be ok by you.
 
I will be expecting your response. Please let us hurry up.
 
Thanks
 
Dr. Frank C Edward
 

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