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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: First City Monument Bank <kristyjohnson@zoominternet.net>
Reply-To: First City Monument Bank <ihemecamillus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 08:35:58 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FCMB




Good Day,


I Am Mr.Iheme Camillus, from FCMB I work as a Executive Managing Director at FCMB,First City Monument Bank of Nigeria, I have a very confidential Business Proposal for you.There is a said amount of money floating in the Bank unclaimed, belonging to the Bank Foreign customer who died with his family in the Ethiopian Airline crash on March 11, 2018.And since then we haven't heard from any of his family members due to none of their family members knows about this hug amount of funds which he has in our Bank under our cares then as i' am the Executive Managing Director Financial & Commercial Banking, i decided to carry out this deal with you as the claim of the next of kin without letting anyone know and it is worth of the total sum of $52.7 million USD, I seek your good collaboration to move the fund for our benefit. be informed that the reason I have taken it upon myself to contact you personally about this deal is because I want us to transact this business and share the money 40% for you and 60% for me since the Banks has not found out yet so please contact me back as soon as possible once you have gotten this message, I wait to hear from you urgently if you are interested to do this deal and I will appreciate if we can keep this deal confidential.

Please get back to me via this email address or my Telephone AND Whats app numbers +2347066112453. for further directives: if You can't call me, Email: ihemecamillus@gmail.com.


(1) Your Full Name:::::::::::::

(2) Residential Address::::::::

(3) Occupation ::::::::::::::::

(4) Phone Mobile:::::::::::::;:
(5) Scan Copy of Your ID. to apply for claims of the funds.


Yours in service
Dr.
Mr.Iheme Camillus
Executive Managing Director,

Financial & Commercial Banking

Executive Director,Public Sector/FinancialInstitutions
CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE.BEST REGARDS.


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