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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: "Morris Peterson" <morrispeterson500@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:36:14 +0200
Subject: Urgently Lloyd's Bank

Greetings,

My names is Mr.Morris Peterson,I work with Lloyd's Bank Plc London UK.I would need your consent to present you as next of kin to our late customer MR. JETHRO SEAMAN who died during March 11th 2011 Earthquake disaster in Japan whilst on a business trip. He was a wealthy business man who deposited £ 86,000,000.00 (Eighty Six Million Great British Pounds) in our Bank. He died without any registered next of kin as he was long divorced and had no child. I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents required to present you as his beneficiary next of kin.

I contacted you due to the need to involve a foreigner because the management of the bank cannot approve this fund to indigenous name hence former owner of the fund was a foreigner and this fund can only be approved to a foreigner who has correct information of the account which I would give to you later. Upon completion of the transaction, 50% of the money will be for me, 40% for you while 10% shall be given to three top bank officials that will help us perfect the transaction to successful completion.

This is real and such business goes on in Banks all over the world without people knowing. Let us utilize this opportunity because it does not come always. A lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be lost to the Bank forever unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so much money silently. On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more details.

Please endeavor to provide me with the following so that we can discuss in details.

1) Mobile phone numbers

2) Full name

3) Contact address and occupation

I hope to get your response as soon as possible.


Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Morris Peterson.

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