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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: "Mr. Shayne Nelson" <bnp9838@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:59:09 +0800
Subject: RE

I am Mr. Shayne Nelson, the Chief Executive Officer of Emirates NBD Bank
over here in the United Arab Emirate. I was compelled by your country or
origin and name to contact you. There is something important i want to
discuss with you.

In 2007,a client of our bank who has your country in his file as his place
of origin, made a fixed deposit for 36 months, valued at $17,500,000.00
with my bank. I was his account officer before I rose to the position of
Managing Director. The maturity date for this deposit contract was 27th of
September 2010. Sadly , he died along with his entire family on 15th July,
2009 in a plane crash in Northern Iran.

Some directors here have been trying to find out from me the information
about this account and the owner, but I haven't disclosed to anyone about
the death of my client, I know that if they become aware of his death, they
will corner the funds for themselves. Therefore, I am seeking your
co-operation to present you as the next of kin to the fixed deposit, since
he didn't attach to his file the next of kin to the deposited money before
dying. I have done enough inside bank arrangement and I only have to put in
your details into the information Bank Data System as the rightful next of
kin and the money would just be transferred to you. I have decided to share
the money with you 50% each, after the money is transferred to you and i
fly over to meet you in your country.

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