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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: BINTA ROMANICK <binta.romanick@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:41:36 +0000
Subject: I Solicit For Your Assistance,

Good Day; Dear Respectful One,

I emailed you some time ago without a response from you, i hope all is
well with you and your family,

My Name is Binta Romanick 18 years old girl from France. Please go
through below my mail and see if you can Assist for Our mutual
benefit, My Father was a business contractor who specialized in the
importation and exportation of Petroleum and Gold, he died as a result
of CORONAVIRUS that led him to undesirable death one week after his
trip from Ivory Coast to negotiate on oil well pump he wanted to build
in Ivory Coast, which he has already deposited the sum of ( $15
Million U.S Dollars ) in one bank there in Ivory Coast to start the
oil well pump before his sudden death,

Recently, the bank management wrote me to present them my late father
Beneficiary since no name was mentioned to them by my late father as a
beneficiary during the time of the deposit,

So I would like to ask for your help to stand as my late father's
foreign Business Partner to enable the bank to release the fund to
you, i look forward to hearing from you for more details if you are
willing and able to help me.

Best regards,
Binta Romanick

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