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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: Power XYZ <powers2xyz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 16:33:44 +0200
Subject: Good Day

Good Day

A client of mine who died of Heart failure a few months ago leaving behind
an estate/capital (US$183M) in a Bank, his sudden death has left him with
no time to appoint a next of kin to his estate/capital and for this reason
I contact you.

During my private search for the late gentleman's relatives your name and
email contact was among the findings that matches the same surname as the
deceased who died intestate with no Will or next of kin. To maintain the
level of security required I have intentionally left out the final details.

Banking regulation/legislation demands that the fiscal authorities should
be notified after a statutory time period when dormant accounts of this
type are called in by the monetary regulatory bodies if nobody applies to
claim the funds.

I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details needed
for you to claim the estate/capital so that I can be gratified by you, in
this way $109,800,000.00 for you and $73,200,000.00 for me. I will do all
the crucial/legal part in the Bank to have the claim released to you
promptly.Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue

To affirm your willingness and cooperation,please do so by replying with
your Telephone/Fax number to my private email :
bbarrandhenderson@protonmail.com

I do expect your prompt response.

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