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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: FRANK FINTAN <frankfintan450@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 10:12:06 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ME
I’m FRANK FINTAN, a banker working with a commercial bank as a Chief
Financial Officer.
I have a business deal for our mutual benefit. One of our customers died
four years ago without any registered next-of-kin in his bio-data/account
file which is peculiar with high profile investors. I think he was your
relative because you both share the same family's name. I want you to work
with me hand to hand to receive this fund in your account.
Right now, my bank wants to sit on this money (US$ 14 .5 Million) as
unclaimed and abandoned funds which I do not want because of reasons I will
explain to you when I receive your response.
As an insider of the bank and also the financial officer, my duty now is
to make sure that this fund is transferred to you as the Bona fide next of
kin of the deceased customer.
Please get back to me as fast as you can with your mobile telephone number
for more details on how the funds can be turned into yours by right of
inheritance for us to claim and share equally afterwards;
Yours faithfully
FRANK FINTAN.
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