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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- andrerudolfagt@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Attn: Beneficiary:" <elizabethalrichgnt@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrerudolfagt@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:22:08 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary:

I am Mr Andre Rudolf the newly Appointed Executive Director of VANQUIS BANK
LIMITED (VBL) and the Chairman of the presidential 14 man investigative
Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee. We apologized for the
delay of your payment and all the inconveniences it might have caused you.
Please take note, according to the information that I am getting since I
was appointed concerning delay of foreign CONTRACT/INHERITANCE,
COMPENSATION, COVID 19 COMPENSATION PAYMENT, LOTTO and WINNINGS FUND
PAYMENTS because of this matter, I will devote our 100% assiduity in
accrediting your fund Payments as long as I can guarantee your co-operation
on this matter and the reconfirmation of the below stated information as
there is a counter claim on your fund payment.

Please confirm urgently for immediate transfer into this account as the
account owner send this account on your behalf to this Bank and it was
received in good faith but we cannot commence any transfer/ release of your
fund without confirming the authenticity of the claim from you, the below
account was sent to us from United States from a lady who declared herself
as a nurse that is taking care of you in the hospital stating that you are
in a sick bed as one of the Corona Virus Patient and she pleaded with us to
transfer your fund payment of the sum $7,500,000.00 (Seven Million, Five
Hundred United States Dollars Only) into this bank account below as your
representative/nominee:

Account Name: Geraldine M. Couch
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, IL branch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 0959 3
Branch routing number: 081904888
Account number: 0038 7303 9057
Bank address: 420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049

Please your confirmation is needed before we can make the transfer into the
above account.

Thanks for your urgent response to this effect.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Andre Rudolf

andrerudolfagt@gmail.com

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