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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: Bobbie Hunt <mrbobbiehunt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:31:59 +0100
Subject: Attention. Beneficiary


Hello Dear

I am Mr.Bobbie Hunt, a General Operation and Regional Accountant at First
Pillar Finance Bank, United Kingdom. I believe it is God's will that I meet
you today. I also hope that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confidence that I will impose on you shortly. I was looking for someone
with the same last name as you. When I saw your name, I was moved to
contact you for mutual benefit.

One of our late clients from your country had a fixed deposit account with
our bank in 2004 worth £ 6,300,000.00 (six million, three hundred thousand
pounds). The deposit was due in 2007, unfortunately it was one of the
fatalities of the May 26, 2006 earthquake in Jawa, Indonesia, which killed
approximately 5,782 people. He was on a business trip to Indonesia during
this disaster that ended his life and the whole family. And he did not
specify a next heir when he opened the account, even though he told me as
the account manager that he would later forward a name of his relative as
the next heir to the account that he had not met before he died.

And since then I've been looking for someone from your country with a
similar name. I was happy to see your name, and I am now looking for your
cooperation to present you as the next heir to this fund, so you have a
similar last name to the deceased. Do not be afraid, there is no risk and
all legitimate precautions have been taken to perfect this deal. And for
your participation in this business you will receive 50% of the total
amount after the money has been transferred to you. Also for reasons of
confidentiality in this transaction, I would like us to stay by email for
now. If you find this offer interesting, please send me the following
information in full so that I can write an application letter you will use
to email our bank.

Your complete name:
Your full house address:
Your direct mobile number:
Your main occupation:
Your age:

Thank you in anticipation of your urgent answer.

Kind regards
Mr. Bobbie Hunt

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