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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 Osman Suleyman <gwoodrow77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: markh5586@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:11:17 +0100
Subject: waiting for your respond


--
My name is Osman Suleyman, an external auditor for the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Central Bank in North Cyprus. So working as part of
a bigger team that covers the entire region.Several details of around 1,000
bank accounts that have not been touched for 10 years or more has been made
official to the general public under legal requirements which means that
details of bank accounts remaining dormant for at least 10 years must be
made public for collection. A total of 15 banks submitted details for the
annual list to the Central Bank. An investor who is an account holder of a
sect bank here remains in our records without naming any next of kin to his
fund. The next of kin status has been officially certified as unknown.

The amount is €11.7 Million Euros and banking regulation/legislation in
TRNC demands that I notify the fiscal authorities after three years which
is long overdue. The above analysis underscores my reason to seek your
permission to have you stand in the gap as the next of kin and beneficiary
to this funds. This funds will be approved and release in your favour as
the next of kin if only you are willing to adhere to my instructions and
also maintain a perfect cooperation in accordance to the directives to be
given. I have all the legal and banking details of the depositor that will
facilitate our replacement of your name and information as the
claimant/beneficiary of the funds and then ultimately transfer the €11.7
Million Euros plus interest to any bank account nominated by you. I am
prepared to compensate you with an agreeable percentage of 40% share of the
total funds for your participation. The final details will be given upon
receipt of an affirmation of your desire to participate as the funds
beneficiary.

Please contact me through my confidential email address:,with the under
listed details as given below:

FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS,
AND POSTAL ADDRESS.

In anticipation of your fullest co-operation, I will expect your
prompt response.

Regards
Mr Osman Suleyman

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