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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: Management. <bradley.wilks@pbmares.com>
Reply-To: <petroarnautovic@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 09:27:49 -0700
Subject: For your kind information =

Dear Sir/Madam,
I wish to seek for your help in something that will be beneficial for both of us. I'm an accountant and I served as the
last branch manager of my bank. Due to operational issues, our bank has closed its banking services and we have long
advised our customers to withdraw their deposits to avoid the forfeiture of the deposit to the Treasury Department.

There is a sum of Seventeen million, one hundred and forty four thousand dollars ($17,144,000.00) that has
not been withdrawn by our customer with same last name and nationality with you who is now dead. According to our bank
records, He did not add any beneficiary at the time she made the deposit. All I want you t o do is to cooperate with me so
you can apply as the beneficiary of the deposit and claim the money from our bank.

However, I assure you that to claim the deposit from our bank is easy as I am in a position to influence the process in
your favor since the verification and approval of the claim will be done by me when you apply for it. This claim will be
done legally without going contrary to the financial laws of your country or that of my own country. You will not be required
to come to our bank in person because in the application you will have to indicate that you are not fit health wise to
travel which my bank is oblige to respect your opinion in that regards.

You will file for the claim favourably with me in the background while in the comfort of your home, all you need to provide is
a bank account where the money will be transferred to you if you wish to be paid through a bank account transfer.

Where you do not have a bank account or do not wish to have the money transferred to your bank account, I will see to it that
our bank issues a demand draft (a type of check that cannot be bounced) as a way of paying you the claim amount.
Once you have received the money from our bank, I will provide you with a bank account where my own share of the money will be
lodged for me. We will share it into two equal parts (50:50) between the two of us. I will give you more details of myself, the
late depositor, our bank and also tell you the next thing to do to ensure the success of the claim. Do inform me in clear terms
if you are interested in making the claim with me or not.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Petrovic Arnautovic.

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