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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: "Dr. Deniece Alleyne" <support@registroburro.it>
Reply-To: alleynebtcorp@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 19:03:13 +0000
Subject: Re: Urgent

Hello,

I know this will come to you as a surprise but the need to involve a reliable and honest person to move out 32,800,000.00 US dollars from my employers BT Corp Finance, St. Kitts. This has made me to seek your assistance believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Dr. Deniece Alleyne, Group Director of BT Corp Finance, St. Kitts. There is an account opened in this Bank on the 4th of January 2020. The owner of this Account is Mr. D. E. de Antolini Saltarello, an Italian Business mogul and the owner of De Magenili Group of Companies. He died of the COVID-19 (Corona Virus) on the 10th of February 2020 without any Next of Kin or beneficiary to his funds in our firm. I am his personal accountant and if i do not remit this money out urgently,it will be fortified for nothing as the government will confiscate it divert it to their private purse. I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to any local bank here but can only be approved for transfer to any foreign account or persons with all the needed legal papers to prove he/she is the rightful beneficiary.


The Management of my Bank is ready to approve this funds to any Foreigner who has the correct information to this Account which I will give to you when you assure me your capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust,i need your strong assurance and trust. I will apply for my resignation after the funds has been transferred into your nominated account as this will enable me to come over to your country and collect my share for lucrative investments. I will destroy all the documents concerning this transaction immediately the funds are transferred to your nominated account leaving no trace of the transfer to any place. I will use my High rank position here in my Bank and influence other co-staffs to effect Legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your nominated account as the Next of Kin to the Late Account owner with appropriate clearance from probate registry & Foreign Payment Department with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your Country for the sharing and other investments,at the conclusion of this business, I will give you 40% of the total amount, 5% extra for any miscellaneous expenses and I will take 55% hoping that this sharing ratio is accepted by you. I am desperately waiting for your earliest response.

Regards,

Dr. Deniece Alleyne

BT Co-operative Finance
P.O Box 4341 Central St,
Basseterre, St. Kitts 00255
Nevis, West Indies

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