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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Mensah <williamsmensah003@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:28:53 +0530
Subject: Business on Trust

--
Hi
I'm DR WILLIAMS MENSAH, a Bank Manager at International Commercial Bank
(ICB)
I would like to ask for your consent to present you as the Next of kin
of my late
client estate,presently valued at $4,500,000.00 {Four Million, Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars}
and the bank has issued me an official notification to provide his next
of kin or beneficiary by will,
otherwise the account will be confiscated within the next Thirty (30)
working days.

All my effort since 2013 (3 years now) to locate any relative to this
man,
late Mr.Mike Lambert, has proved abortive.

Kindly signify your willingness to assist me for further procedures
related to this transaction by sending me:

a. Your full Name
b. Residential address
c. cell phone number

Sincerely submitted,
Dr Williams Mensah
Bank Manager ICB Kaneshie Branch

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