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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. Prak John Rachana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rachanaprak@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:42:42 +0100
Subject: Good Day and kindly let me know

 
Hello Dear,
My, name is Mr.Prak John Rachana, I work with  Aya Bank Plc,Yangon Union of Myanmar in
 
South East Asia as an audit/account Manager. I would need your consent to present you as
 
the next of kin to our late customer who died of heart attack in 2011. He was a wealthy
 
business man who deposited a huge amount in our Bank. He died without any registered next
 
of kin as he was long divorced and had no child. (US$ 10 Million Dollars)
I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents required to present
 
you as his next of kin. I contacted you because you have same name identity with our late
 
client and can perfectly fit in as next of kin, We can work together to claim this fund.
 
Please listen, this is 100% real and risk free. This deal goes on in Banks all over the
 
world without people knowing.
 
Let us utilize this opportunity because it does not come always. A lot of customers open
 
private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge of their families and at their
 
demise or in an event of death or accident such money will be lost to the Bank unless
 
someone makes a claim of it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors makes so much money
 
silently.
On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with
 
more details. Please endeavor to provide me with the following so that we can discuss in
 
details
(1) Mobile phone number
 
(2) Full name
(3) Contact address and occupation I urgently hope to get your response as soon as
 
possible.
Yours Sincerely,
 
Mr.Prak John Rachana

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