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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: "Director Dr. Frank Douglas" <charleswilliams20083@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drfrank.douglas@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 22:16:29 +0100
Subject: Attention,REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$28,500,000.00)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHNS HILL
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON

Attention,REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF
(US$28,500,000.00)

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund, After
due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance
file which The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in
conjunction with the Ministry Of Finance Of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contracted us to see to your immediate
payment of the sum of USD28,500,00 from their
Offshore Account with us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going
through hard ways by paying alot of charges to see
to the release of your fund(USD$28,500,000,00) , which has been
delayed,Which has been the handiwork of some miscreant
elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop furthercommunication with any
correspondence from Nigeria, You don't have to
pay any charges to receive your Contract fund anymore as you have met up
with the wholerequirements , your representatives
in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.
The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the
fee to us here in United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us
for handling/processing of your payment with
other customers.

We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank will
effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum
(US$28,500,000,00) into your designated bank account.
Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account
within five Bank working days from the day you
obtain this form. Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if
you really want your fund.

Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving Account.
Where you want this fund to be remitted.Please get
back to me through this E-mail(drfrank.douglas@yandex.com)for a better a
secure transaction.

Yours sincerely,
Director Dr. Frank Douglas

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