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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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Fraud email example:

From: Sky Line <consultantagency358@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 06:44:12 +0100
Subject: MT 103 DIRECT CASH TRANSFER TO AVAILABLE BALANCE


Congratulations to receivers that have successfully completed their transaction with these bankers team!These offer was sent few weeks back in which the protocol was to be disabled, because of potential receivers who wouldn't get engaged because of timing, we had to partner an independent protocol to proceed engagement! All receivers who have not completed any MT 103 direct wire transaction should cease these opportunity and fund their accounts. Real funds of non criminal origin to be wired to receivers available balance by bank logs from dormant offshore accounts, maximum $5M ( Five million united states dollars) bank log $180 to be purchased to engage the transaction.Recent completed transaction screenshot and receivers dashboard attached!Send your account coordinates to banker now and proceed with the transaction as these partnered protocol will be engaged for the next 72 hours which is 3 banking days!!These is a wire transaction via MT 103 Bank to Bank. The banker uses bank logs ( Bank logins) to complete the wire transfer transaction. What is a bank log? ( Bank logs are accounts where funds from dormant accounts are deposited and sold to bankers or funders) as the banker login to such accounts, pull out the funds to his CHASE bank account which is the senders account and send directly to receivers account via MT 103 direct cash transfer. These process makes the funds genuine funds without any illegal origin as its a KYC fund from senders chase bank.That's the simple explanation of fund origin, very simple and coherent process!Maximum amount is $5,000,000.00 ( five million united states dollars)&nbsp;Ratio is 50/50Receiver will purchase the bank logs upfront which is $180. Banker makes it easier and trustworthy because of insinuation of scam as some receiver will think, receiver can purchase the bank logs as banker will give the specification of the log and receiver can purchase from any VENDOR and send link to banker to proceed with the transaction or receiver can pay banker to purchase the log.Any receiver that cannot purchase the bank log should not contact the banker because the bank log is the most important of the transaction.Though i am linked to the banker who is completing the transaction,these is the most trusted and legitimate wire transaction I have engaged with some of my new receivers.Attached is screen record of some completed transaction.+1 (815) 617-5567- Bankers mobile and wattsappSKY LINEContact : infoexpress@onmail.com

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