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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: Ruth Daniel <ruth64270@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:18:31 -0700
Subject: waiting for your response

Good Day


I'm Ms, Ruth Daniel currently working with Ameris trust bank Lagos
Nigeria, i have been monitoring some information's for some time now it
appears
the bank manager of my branch and some of the senior officials of the bank
planned to decline your information's and transfer which was assigned
to be transferred to your bank account or probably sent funds to you in
boxes, I want to inform you that i can help in transferring this money to
you. I also gathered information's on how people were not being fair to you
in this matter all this while all because of their selfish reasons,
I also want you to know that i'm going to handle this transaction with
utmost trust from my side to you i'll hope you do the same for a speedy
completion of this transaction.

Let me tell you more about myself before were proceed further, i'm 48 years
of age and i have been working with Ameris trust bank Nigeria for over 18
years
now with not even a single major promotion i was promoted just once all my
years of working for the bank hoping the next promotion i will be awarded
will be the Managing Director of Ameris trust bank branch Ikeja Lagos
Nigeria, but for years now it has just been a dream.

I can make this transfer possible to you, but i must tell you the fact, i
will have to create a non residential Current account here in Nigeria and
send you
an ATM master debit card which will be linked to the account the ATM card
will enable you to withdraw your funds in any ATM machine in your country.
This will be my own way of getting back at them for all the years they
practically withheld my promotions probably because i'm a lady or may be
political
and selfish reasons i'm near my retirement age and will love to get into
retirement with a good investment so let me help you so you can help me in
return,

In regards to my proposed means of giving you access to your funds note you
will not be involved in any act law breaking, kindly get back to me with the
information's below so i can create the account here for you to enable the
use of an ATM master debit card in your country to Access your funds. I will
set-up the account once details is received and that does not attracts any
fee too. I will finance the account activation once account is setup thank
you
for taking time in reading my email.

Kindly Fill the below needed details for account setup,

Account Holder's Name:
Holder's Address:
Holder's Mobile Number:
Holder's Originality :
Country Of Birth:
Date Of Birth:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Names:

Sincerely,

Ms Ruth Daniel.
Financial adviser
Ameris trust Bank Ikeja
Lagos Nigeria.

i need you to call me immediately you get my email on my phone + 234 81 643
21 78

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