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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: "Douglas" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 15:23:00 +0100
Subject: From James Douglas
Good day
My name is James Douglas I work with one of the leading Bank here in
South Africa. I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin
to our late customer Mr. SCHARER GUNTER who died of heart attack in
2015. He was an Austrian wealthy business man who deposited the sum
of $8.5Million in our Bank. He died without any registered next-of-kin as he
was long divorced and had no children.
I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents
required to present you as his beneficiary/next-of-kin
If you are interested in this proposal, I urgently wait for your answer in
order for me to inform you of the details and directives.
Regards,
Douglas
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I need your help and because I need someone(foreigner) I can trust and to
present as the beneficiary of this funds, if not, the Bank will confiscate the
funds because my customer died without a WILL.I and the lawyer have
made all necessary arrangements with the Bank where the money is
deposited. Your share will be 40% of the total inheritance sum of US
$8.5Million. Please send me your confidential email address so that I can
explain to you in details the procedure
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