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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. Joshua Yankey" <benjminfredick2000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.joshuayankey02@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:15:30 +0000
Subject: How Are You Doing My Dear

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Dear Sir,

My name is Mr. Joshua Yankey. I work with one of the major banks here in
London, UK. I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin to
my late client , who died of a heart attack.
He was a wealthy businessman who deposited a huge sum in our bank. He died
without any registered parents because he was divorced for a long time and
had no children.
I was his accountant and I have in my possession all the necessary
documents to present you as his next beneficiary relative. I contacted you
because you have the same identity name with our deceased client and can
fit in perfectly as a next of kin, we can work together to claim this fund.
Please listen, this is real and is happening in banks all over the world
without people knowing it. The amount involved 11.8 Million British Pounds.
Many customers open private accounts with different banks without the
knowledge of their family and when they die this money will be lost to the
bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how many bank administrators
make so much money silently, upon confirming this post and indicating your
interest, I will provide you with more details. Please try to provide the
following information to me so that we can discuss more.
1) Your mobile phone numbers
2) Your full name
3) your contact address:
4 (your profession:
I urgently hope to get your reply as soon as possible.
Regards,
Mr. Joshua Yankey
London England.

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