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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: "Gerald Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geraldjjjjhhhh10@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:47:22 -0700
Subject: Account Reprofilling (Please respond)

From: UBS Investment Bank (London)
1 Golden Lane, London.
EC 1Y 0RR, United Kingdom.
The Operations Manager,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics,however, this correspondence is unofficial and private and it should
be treated as such. First. I am Mr. Gerald Johnson, the Operations Manager
with the UBS Investment International Bank here in London. I am contacting
you based on my personal interest in developing a mutual business
relationship with you in your country. One of our accounts with a holding
balance of GBP7,549,250.00 has been dormant for many years. Please I am
asking for your partnership in re-profiling the funds. First of all I
solicit your assistance to execute this transaction which will be covered up
by me with my status here in the bank. If you are interested to know more,
please email me back so we can discuss more about this great business
opportunity.

Yours Sincerely,
Gerald Johnson

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