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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. Patrick Nomo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mfeprogpnomo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 08:14:58 +0300
Subject: YOU ARE NEXT OF KIN TO A DECEASED ACCOUNT

Dear Deceased Relative/Business Associate,
 
Your name  and contact email was found in late Customer (Jack F. Powell) account file being his survived next of kin, although deceased already paid all tax or expense that covered the release of this sum US$25.6M (Twenty-Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you next of kin before demised.
 
Your Name and Payment details withheld until you respond with information listed below, confirming you are the same person (Relative/Business Associate) whose name found in deceased account file being next of kin for immediate payment.
 
1)  Your Full Name and Address.
 
2)  Your Telephone, Mobile, Office & Home Number.
 
3)  The Copy of Your Passport or Driver’s License needed for identification.
 
Although deceased attorney who supposed to reach you for this payment died one month after the death of his client (Powell). The Payment Ministry instructed me (DECEASED ACCOUNT OFFICER) to contact you on this same email which deceased indicated to reach his next of kin, based on report of the CITIBANK, that you deceased next of kin is dead, please if you are alive, kindly respond for your payment.
 
I was the Chief Accountant to the deceased. I will give you details as it’s concerned the release of your fund before submitting your information to Citibank and Ministry of finance for your immediate payment.  
 
You can only reach me with my email ( pnomofinglobal@yahoo.com).
 
Regards,
 
Mr. Patrick Nomo, (Chief Accountant to Deceased).
Accra Ghana,West Africa.

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