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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: James Derry <adeniranb350@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesderry5258@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 03:34:15 +0100
Subject: I await your urgent response

From the desk of: James Derry
HSBC BANK PLC, UK-London

Attention: Please,

With due respect, I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that would be of immense benefit for both of us. I am Mr.
James Derry, an account manager with HSBC Bank London. Some years
back, Mr. Robert Thompson an Oil consultant/contractor with the Irish
Petroleum Company in UK-London, made a fixed deposit of (US$12Million)
Twelve Million Dollars in my bank. Upon maturity of his fund as his
account Officer, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally i discovered from his contract employers, the Irish Petroleum
Company that Mr. Robert Thompson unfortunately lost his life after a
brief illness. He died of esophageal cancer. .

All attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Again, I made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Robert did not declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank which means he died “intestate”.
No one will ever come forward to claim it and now the bank has
mandated me as his account officer to present the next of kin to this
fund.

With my position as a management staff of this bank, I cannot acquire
this money in my name. I therefore Propose to present you and make you
the beneficiary to this fund by submitting your information's to the
bank as the next of kin, for the transfer of the above mentioned
amount into your bank account. Upon the receipt of the funds in your
account you will be compensated with 30% of the total amount as your
own share for your assistance after the transaction.In view of this
you are to contact me with your information's as stated below.

1. Your name in full:.
2. Residential Address:.
3. Telephone Number:.
4. Occupation:.
5. Country
6. Age:.
7. Bank Details: This should include [1] Beneficiary name:[2] Bank
name:[3] Bank Address:[4] Account number:[5] Routing number:[6] Swift
code:

The above information will enable us write letters of claim. This way
we will use your name to apply for payments into your bank account.
Please note that you will receive the fund via Swift Wire Transfer
[Bank-to-Bank Transfer] to your Account. However, I have reposed my
confidence in you and hope to receive your personal assurance that you
would not betray me after the fund must have arrived your account.
Meanwhile, your immediate response will be highly appreciated.

Kindly send your reply to my private email address for quick response:
( jamesderry5258@hotmail.com )

I await your urgent response.

Regards,
James Derry..

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