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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: Mr Michael Knoles <kanim_bima@imigrasi.go.id>
Reply-To: Mr Michael Knoles <triustbank61@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 02:47:15 +0700 (WIB)
Subject: WELCOME TO SUNTRIUST BANK!





Member FDIC: Certificate #867
Routing number: N/A
Established Locations: 2,781 offices in 15 states
Headquarters: Truist Center 214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North
Carolina, United States

WELCOME TO SUNTRIUST BANK

Regarding your $15.8million inheritance payment
Dollar.
we the banking regulator Trusit BANK (bb&t), head office
will send you a new ATM card that is your
Total credit will accumulate
$15.8million
Million USD as instructed by our accounts payable department
here at the bank today. Then the board meeting took place
In 2022, after suntrust became truist bank (bb&t) the entire fund was approved
paying you in a new ATM CARD you must use to transfer your balance to each
to withdraw from ATM
Slot machines around the world with a maximum of $25,000
US dollars as a daily payment until you make the total payment of $15.8
received millions of dollars
Millions of USD credited to your ATM account.

The US Monitory Fund Investigation Union headquarters in Washington DC
Capital United State of America will declare your payment free of
any sponsorship activities for money laundering and terrorism drug funds
allow our service to authorize payment to you
and register it with US MAILING POST for delivery via
night to your address
address without delay.

Also, confirm the following details again

1.) Your full name—————
2.) Your shipping address———-
3.) Your phone number———
4.) Your nearest airport
5.) Your age ———-
6.) Your ID ———-
your service.
Mr Michael Knoles
Managing Director

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