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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: CHRISTOPHER WRAY <ngozidorathy201@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:
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Attention Beneficiary,
We received mail about your involvement in an accident weeks ago.
Please are you dead or alive?
Mr. Garcia made us understand that you are in hospital for treatment
but there is no hope of your recovery. He stated that he is your business
associates and your next of kin whom you have chosen and permitted to
inherit all your properties. He is contacting this office based on your
overdue payment fund sum of USD10,8M dollars which is about to be paid to you.
He requested that the payment should now be transferred into his own
personal account as he stated below.
Account Name Mr. Garcia Charles Gilbert
Citibank Banamex USA
15900 La Cantera Parkway Bldg #18
San Antonio, TX 77825
Routing Number: 122233645
Account Number: 5944130210
Kindly inform us if you are authorizing this process to
Mr. Garcia Charles Gilbert Bank Account. This is to avoid releasing
your money to wrong person because Mr. Garcia Charles Gilbert is too
eager and ready to follow every instruction to have this money into
his account. If you did not have auto accident and you did not permit
Mr. Garcia Charles Gilbert to claim your money, kindly reply this
message with your full contact information so we can process the
release of your fund to you.
Best Regards,
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