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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 MELODY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jhmelody@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:39:22 +0300
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM.

ATTN

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A
COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KT T )WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE. IT IS PERTINENT
TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED WITH A
FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER
REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH
E-MAIL. MEAN WHILE,A MAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT NUMBER 3028882234 CAME
TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE

HERE ARE HIS INFORMATION'S BELLOW:

NAME DAVID JACKSON

BANK NAME:CITI BANK

BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809008.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN
IS FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS
NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION FOR
VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED US$10.5M
DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN
AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH SOMETIME AGO.

1. YOUR NAME:.........................
................

2. YOUR ADDRESS:...................... .......................

3. YOUR TELEPHONE .............................. .............

5. AGE........................... ............................

6. SEX:.......................... ............................

7. YOUR OCCUPATION.................... .......................

8. YOUR BANK DETAILS:...................... ..................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY
PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS
WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM.

WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MR JACKSON,IF WE
DO NOT-HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: jhmelody@outlook.com

BEST REGARDS.
JOHN MELODY

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