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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mrskatherinemoller@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Katherine Moller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.katherinemoller@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 02:36:55 +0800
Subject: GREAT PROGRES; Reply Today

FROM: CARLOS FERNANDEZ GONZALEZ
FINANCIAL AUDITOR; METRO BANK PLC.
MANILA PHILIPPINES.

Dear Friend,

It is my humble pleasure to solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential and top secret as I am writing you in confidence for good relationship. My Name is CARLOS FERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, I am the the Director of Foreign Remittance in the Metro Bank - Manila Philippines. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us. During my Auditing of the Bank's Accounts for last month, I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person (MARWAN EL-KHATIB ABDULLAH). A Syrian Citizen who was among the people that Died during the recent war in Syria. His death occured was so unfornately because he was an Oil Magnate here in Manila Philippines and he has some companies in Syria because his Family based there. During his visit to Oversee his companies and entire Family in Syria, the War started, and he died along with his Family.
Before his Death, he had the sum of US$37.5Million in a Fixed Deposit Account in this Bank and the Money matured since November last year. Right now, the Money is

lying unclaimed in our custody hence there is no next of kin mentioned in his file with this Bank and there is no how we can reach any of his relatives. The said mount involved is the sum of US$37,500,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars). Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Bank to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative, friend or Cousin and the Money (US$37.5Million) will be Safely transferred into your own bank account in your country. Before I made up my mind to contact you, I have concluded every arrangement to ensure that you receive the funds successfully as the next of kin.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and address to enable the preparation of necessary documents and letter of
Donation of £3.4Million British pounds for charity Less privileged peoples orphanages work, Yours in Christ,
Reply to: mrskatherinemoller@gmail.com
Mrs. Katherine Moller

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