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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: "MR. IDRIS SAMBO" <maryd.deng@gmail.com>
Reply-To: idrissambo112@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 02:58:46 +0100
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR GOOD HELP.

FROM MR. IDRIS SAMBO,
SENIOR MANAGER, ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT,
BANK OF AFRICA, LOME TOGO.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. iDRIS sAMBO, Senior Manager Accounts Department at Bank of
Africa, Lome Togo. I

have worked in this bank for the past twenty years.

In 1997, I am the Accounts Officer to Dr. Dominic Dim Deng, the
Ambassador of Sudan in

Togo.

This Diplomat desposited the sum of fifteen million U.S dollars onlyn
(US$15,000,000.00)

and ten kilograms of gold with our banks Security Department.
Thisfunds and Gold dust was a

compensation given to him by the Japanese Mining Corporation that
mined gold in his

farmland in South Sudan.

This funds and gold has been in our security company for the past
twenty four years now and

lots of communication has been sent to the benficiary address without
any good response.

Our bank have decided to inherit the funds and gold dust hence nobody
is coming forward for

the claims.

Fortunately to me, I saw a website where Dr. Dominic Dim Deng died in
a plane crash

alongside with his wife. I was surprsied to see this and see why there
has been no response

from thier side.

Here is the website.
http://www.sudantribune.com/BREAKING-NEWS-SPLA-minister-killed,26975

I am writing to you to come forward and act as Late Dr. Dominic Dim
Dengs partner to claim

this funds and gold from our Security Department hence I have a copy
of the Deposit

certificate.

With a copy of the Deposit certificate, our bank will definitely
believe that you are his

partner.

I don!t know anything about gold rather than to wear it as a necklace,
if you knows about

it, kindly come forward and make the claim for our collective mutual benefits.

WE will share 50/50 as far as you keep it confidential.

I look forward to your urgent reply if you are interested.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Idris Sambo.

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