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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: "Sra. Jessica" <rev000555@gmail.com>
Reply-To: skeyfirm1@virgilio.it
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:32:09 +0100
Subject: British Bankers' Association (BBA)

British Bankers' Association
Pinners Hall 105-108 Old
London EC2N 1EX

Dear Friend
Mrs. Jessica Obios Oscar, the Account Supervisory Unit of the Standard
Chartered Bank / Banks Audits of the British Bankers Association (BBA).
There are unclaimed funds from dormant accounts that are due for
confiscation. An account is considered dormant when a bank or financial
institution loses contact with the account holder for a period of years
without ownership or beneficiary claim.

https://unclaimedassets.co.uk/bba-british-bankers-association-dormant-accounts/

There is a close balance of $17.8m from an unclaimed dormant account owned
by a foreigner who could not be reached for 26years.

Details of the unclaimed dormant account transaction: International Payment
approval No: MIF/FRB/WDC/CTY/93/WB82/UN5/67G, File No.790042, Executive
Council Order: GNP/34/CP0/NAV/019, Contract No. NCYP/HFJ/V1233/DSC-X29/98,
funds $17.927,657.24, Special Duties Approval: LM/05/371F/1998, Payment Ref
No.1111083.

In-line with the British Financial Law (f) of Article 9/12 (k) 1 (a) 15 (v)
of Section 018K to Sub-section 69G empowers Bank of England to confiscate
funds from dormant accounts yearly. I have not made this information public
because I don't want the government to take these funds which will end in
the pockets of the top rich.

I contact you for us to make a deal using your name as beneficiary to
receive $2.5m as loan from the dormant account unclaimed funds for
investment. I will provide needed documents for this process and this is
100% risk free and confidential. let me know if you indicate interest, my
private: skeyfirm1@virgilio.it

Thanks
Mrs. Jessica Obios Oscar
British Bankers' Association (BBA)

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