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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: "A.D.B" <agentrosemary234@gmail.com>
Reply-To: theresapatrickwho2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:20:51 +0100
Subject: FUND TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT

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African Development Bank
Address: 12B Oko Awo St, Victoria Island 101241, Lagos


Hello Beneficiary.

Did you authorize Mr. Liu Kong Nam of Kemuning Ray Street NO.8,Tomang
Jakarta, Indonesia to claim your funds valued (US$4,200,000)Four
million two hundred thousand US dollars??? from our African
Development Bank. 3100 14th St NW STE 101, Washington, DC 20010.

Below is the account details presented by MR.SRIRAMA CHANDRA MURTHY
TURLAPATY to claim
your fund into his bank account below:

Bank Name :
STATE BANK OF INDIA.

BANK ADDRESS :
S.N.PURAM BRANCH, VIJAYAWADA 520011,
A.P STATE , INDIA.

BANK PHONE NUMBER :
0091 866 2536149.

BANK FAX NUMBER :
0091 866 2536554.

BENIFICIARY NAME :
MR.SRIRAMA CHANDRA MURTHY TURLAPATY.

MR.SRIRAMA CHANDRA MURTHY TURLAPATY, told us that you are dead, that
he is your next of kin to claim your fund, we want to know if this is
ture and if you have authorized MR.SRIRAMA CHANDRA MURTHY TURLAPATY to
claim your fund.

If Yes, we are going to proceed from tomorrow, to make the transfer
into the account of Mr. Liu Kong Nam in India.

Please get back to us if you are still alive and we are going to make
the transfer into your bank account.

Below Fill your information for easy contact with you.

Your Full Name:
Your Home Address:
Your Phone Number ( Mobile Number )
Your Fax Number (if any )
Your Age ( your must be above 18years of age)
Your Occupation:

Above are the details needed from you, if you are still alive to claim
your funds from our African Development Bank.


We wait your urgent response,

Mrs. Theresa Patrick
African Development Bank
Address: 12B Oko Awo St, Victoria Island 101241, Lagos

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