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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- owensdarren49@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: darren owens <darren.owens1054@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 14:07:07 +0100
Subject: Hello

Dear Sir,
I am Darren Owens, Head Foreign Exchange Dept; NATWEST BANK CHELSEA
ENGLAND. Every Six years, British Banks transfer to it treasury,
Millions of Dollars/Euro of unclaimed deceased Depositors Funds, in
compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines. In the majority of
cases, with reference to my Natwest Bank , the money normally runs
into several millions of Dollars Until Mr. Suchit Ramani, his wife and
only son died in a plane crash in Indonesia, I was his foreign
currency denoted Bank Account Manager with constant balance in excess
of eight digits. Ever since his death and up till this time of
writing, no next of kin or relation of his has come forward to claim
his money with us,since they lost their only daughter who was supposed
to inherit this liquid assets.

However, with my position, I am directly in charge of bills and
exchange in the foreign Remittance Department of this bank. I am in a
position to cause the payment of this money to whosoever that present
himself or herself as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Suchit
Ramani on private business deal basis. The purpose of my writing to
you exclusively is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money
amounting to, US$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million,five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with your cooperation and assistance by just
doing the following-

1. Act as the next of kin or relation of late Mr. Suchit Ramani

2. Provide your bank account and location where you want the money remitted.

3. Provide your direct and private telephone/fax numbers for effective
communication.

4. Give immediate reply to this proposal, using this my alternate
email address owensdarren49@gmail.com.
Upon receipt of your response and agreeing with my terms, I will send
you the details of this transaction. For your co-operation and efforts
40% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 60%
will be for my colleagues and myself that will eventually visit your
country for disbursement of our fund portion. As a matter of fact all
modalities have been put in place to effect payment immediately. If
you are interested get back to me on my alternate email address
owensdarren49@gmail.com.

Best regards,

Darren Owens.
Head Foreign Exchange Dept
NATWEST BANK, CHELSEA ENGLAND

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