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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: "John Walter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnwalt779@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:43:14 -0800
Subject: Good Morning !

Hello,

I am John Walter an auditor with the National Audit Office London and I am saddled with the responsibility of reviewing, reconciling, auditing and identifying the beneficiaries of funds which have formed part of long outstanding items/ unclaimed funds in both suspense and dormant accounts of some deposit money banks under our jurisdiction.

I have a $45m available and not treacable to anyone which I will like to present you as the kinship to the funds before they are declared unclaimed by the authorities.

Please note that upon the release of the funds into your bank account, we shall share the total sum via the following ratio 50% for you as my trusted partner, 50% for me as the initiator and founder of the deal and I want to assure you that this transaction is 100% hitch-free as everything will be done within the ambit of the law.

Kindly note that all you need to do is to follow my instructions as I am going to present you before the bank management and whoever I present will be accepted as the next of kin and funds released in line with the law.

Kindly get back to me swiftly for us to proceed because the timeline given to me by the bank is almost up and I cannot let them confiscate the account as I was told that once I fail to provide his next of kin, the Bank will return the fund to the national treasury.

I believe that this is my chance and a great opportunity to make the most of what life has given to me and whoever will stand as next of kin to claim the funds and as i stated above, do not reply to me if you have no intention to follow me through with this transaction.


Regards,
John Walter.

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