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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: Charles Gilbert <adeshgilbert1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 17:31:10 -0600
Subject: I have left a BANK DRAFT for you..

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Hello my good friend,

How are you doing, hope all is well with you?

You may not understand why this email message came to you,but if you do not
remember me,you might have received an email from me in the past regarding
a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am
using this opportunity to inform you that the multi-million-dollar business
has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from France who
financed the transaction to a logical conclusion. I thank you for your
great efforts to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to
one reason or the other best known to you. I want to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the fund to my new partner's account in France
that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your
effort,sincerity,courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course
of the transaction I and my new partner agreed to compensate you and show
our gratitude to you with the sum of $800,000.00. I have left a (BANK
DRAFT) for you valued at $800,000.00 cash-able anywhere in the world,Eight
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

Kindly contact my account officer with Heritage Bank through this email
address (pat.heritagebank@secretary.net) for the collection of your bank
draft,her names are: Patricia A. Dennis,I have authorized my account
officer to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact her regarding
it. At the moment,I'm very busy with my partner because of the investment
project which I and my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like
you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart,Also comply with Mrs. Patricia's directive so that your DRAFT can
reach you without delay. Note her contact details below:

Name: Mrs. Patricia A. Dennis
Email: pat.heritagebank@secretary.net

I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to help in receiving the
fund as requested in the past,now I'm rejoicing,so I'm giving you this so
that you will rejoice too. Thank you.

Best regards,
Charles Gilbert.

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