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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: Kingstone Cole <drmubarakbada@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:20:01 -0700
Subject: Hello ..

Hello ..

I am motivated due to my utmost need and I decided to contact you for this
business proposal that will benefit both of us in the end. Actually, I am
here searching for a person of honor, I can trust and use for the claims,
this transaction proposal is an inheritance claim which I want you to act
as the next of kin to the late Mr.Burhan.

Mr.Burhan, Died of the corona-virus disease (COVID-19) on 2nd March 2020,
at the age of 61 years and left a deposit of $15 Million USD in his account
with our bank and since after his death no one has come for the claim of
this fund. Recently, the bank board of directors ordered his special
account officer who managed his account in this bank, to provide his next
of kin for the release of his deposit since he operated a coded account
with the bank financial department and has no specific mentioned next of
kin in his security file jacket with the bank and that is the place i will
fix your names and information.

Please, contact me so I will give you details on how we can get the funds
transferred to your account without any hitch, so you and I will share it
50/50% for each of us.

Regards,
Mubarak Bada

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