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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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Fraud email example:

From: "szrc@szgarant.ru" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexdumisinizenithbankplcng@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:20:31 -0700
Subject: Read and get back to me

FROM THE DESK OF:
ALEX DUMISINI
BRANCH MANAGING DIRECTOR 
ZENITH BANK PLC.
 
Attention: The Approved Fund Owner,
 
I am Alex Dumisini Branch Managing Director Zenith Bank plc. I write to notify you that you are among the last recipient to be paid in the last quarter and also to inquire from you if you did authorized one Mrs.Maria Davis to claim your inheritance/contract sum fund of $10.5Usd on your behalf because of your been incapacitated?
 
Mrs. Maria Davis of this address 10079 Elizabeth st.Thornton,Colorado 80229,USA with account information as thus, BANK ATLANTIC,ABANO:2677083763,ACCO UNT NO: 0067989234, CITY, STATE,ZIP: MIAMI FL93161, wants  to claim your fund saying you did instruct her as your relation, there is no way we can perform the transfer without verifying from you if actually you did authorize her as she claim?.
 
Please Confirm to be true or false immediately/Call me on phone Via (+234 814-733-5610) immediately or get back to me.
 
Mr Alex Dumisini
Branch Managing Director
Zenith Bank Plc.
 
 

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