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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: Director Salil Parekh <qapoiy841@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tsdxsj@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:34:27 +0000
Subject: Woodforest National Bank.

Woodforest National Bank.
792 banking locations.
corporate headquarters
1430 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands Texas
PAYMENT US$650,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR YOU,URGENT RESPONSE
THIS EMAIL

Good morning. I am very surprise for your continue silent after my
last email to you. I take you as a honest man but you have med me to
understand that you are not serious as i think, therefore i will treat
you the way that i treat people who are not serious because i will
divert your funds to government office since you are playing with my
intelligent. I made oath that if i lie to you, let God take my life. And
i was only fearing GOD but you have offended me now, and i will make
you cry this time since you do not deserve all the respect am giving
you, I promise to help you with sum of $50.00 which i do, but till
today you never thank me for one day for the help i made to you.

Therefore please, if that you still interested to receive your
package, I advise you to get back to me immediately with $50,­00 Apple
Gift Card or Steam Wallet Card because is only money that you have to
spend until you will receive your package tomorrow if you can try and
send the $50.00 Apple Gift Card or Steam Wallet Card in time
today. Then I can assure you 100% that you will never regret this after
sending this $50,00 today because am very sure that you will receive
your funds immediately after sending the $50.­00 Apple Gift Card or
Steam Wallet Card today, and that is why am begging you to try because
I will not like you to lose now that we are almost done. I am waiting
for your response of $50.00 Apple Gift Card or Steam Wallet Card.


Yours sincerely,
Director Salil Parekh
Email; tsdxsj@gmail.com
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest National Bank And Director of
Woodforest National Bank

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