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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: Hermes Daskalak <hermesdaskalak@issproject.com>
Reply-To: hermesdaskalaki2002@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:38:22 +0200
Subject: Greetings From Greece

Hello

I am Mr. Hermes Daskalaki, a manager at the Operative Bank in Greece, in
charge of audit and accounting.

I am writing to inform you of the unclaimed respect of the late client
who unfortunately lost his life here in Greece during the outbreak of
COVID-19 on 12th April 2020. The deceased was a prominent businessman
who lived here in Greece with his wife and both died of COVID-19.

Before his death, our client deposited Seventeen Million Three Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($17,300,000.00) into our bank in an
attempt to avoid the mandatory payment of income tax from his business.

However, I have been tasked by our professional team to track down the
deceased's relatives regarding his deposit as the holding financial
institution wants them to seek approval of a document for the
reinvestment of the accrued interest which has been calculated at 0.624%
of the original deposit which brings a new inheritance right of
Seventeen Million Four Hundred Seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two
United States Dollars) ($ 17,407,952.00 United States Dollars).

Since we have received information about his death, we expect his next
of kin or next of kin to come forward to sign the reinvestment documents
or claim his deposit, as the financial institution cannot release these
funds unless a formal request is made which it is in line with the
European heritage. law.

Unfortunately, I learned that his alleged Relative, who could be his
mother, died of a heart attack due to the death of her only son, so no
one knew about this huge deposit except my bank. In this regard, I have
decided to ask for your help by introducing myself as the next of kin of
the deceased.

Note: This transaction is highly confidential and risk free. This
transaction will be conducted in accordance with legitimate and legal
procedures that will protect you from any violation of the law. Please
note that since you and our late client have the same surname, there is
a 100% chance of success for this transaction.

Therefore, please do not hesitate to contact me, either by email, if you
are willing to proceed with this transaction.

Regards,
Mr. Hermes Daskalaki
Email: hermesdaskalaki2002@gmail.com

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