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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: "Citi" <walkerrmatt@citi.co.uk>
Reply-To: dmk111dmk@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:43:21 -0500
Subject: 100% Guaranteed offer (Awaiting your response)

FROM THE DESK OF
MR. Matthew Walker
Citibank UK .
No 3 Hanover Square
London W1S 1HD
United KINGDOM


Hello friend,

My name is Mr. Matthew Walker, I am the branch manager of the Citibank London, I got your information during my search for a friend before I came across your contact through the Internet. I am 48years of age and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want problem but I don't know how you will feel about this mail. Though I know there's a lot of scam but am telling you that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this transaction with me. I only hope we can assist each other. But If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the Branch manager of my bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office at the end of each year. On the course of last year 2015 end of the year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made huge sum of profits, I personally extract Five Million, Seven Hundred and fifty thousand Pounds [£5,750.000.00] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of it. I have since placed this fund on SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money without the assistance of foreign partner, this is what prompts me to contact you for us to work together, so that you can assist me to claim the funds and receive this money into your bank account for sharing. You’re entitled to receive 40% of the total fund. Note there are practically no risk involved, it's legitimate and legal, the transaction will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much; also you can forward your private email contact for more details. As soon as I receive your response, I will detail you on how we can achieve it within the next couple of days. Contact me through my private email address: dmk111dmk@yahoo.co.jp

Best Regards,
Mr. Matthew Walker.

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