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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: INFO INFO <drcolumbusigwe@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 20:08:33 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Attention On This Matter Please

Attention

Good day, I pray this mail finds you in good health. I am Steven B. Steve
Kravitz An Australian by Nationality, I am the Audit Director to Sun-trust
Bank 303 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308 USA, Although this medium
(Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it
because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of
communication. I want to ask for your special assistant in transferring of
Forty-Nine Million seven hundred and fifty thousand USD (US$ 49.750,000, 00
DOLLARS) into your account,that was kept in my custody for years ago at
Sun-trust Bank and the depositor died without next of kin,i want to present
you as the next of kin for both of us benefit for life time investment
okay.If you are interested, please kindly get back to me on this email
address: steven.chance1977@gmail.com for more details.

I have every detail to make Sun-trust Bank believe you and release the fund
to you as the next of kin within 5-7 banking working days with your full
cooperation with me. Note: 60% are for me while 40% is for you . Contact me
on this email address:
steven.chance1977@gmail.com if interested.

I look forward for your reply

Regards,

Mr. Steven B. Steve Kravitz
Audit Director to Sun-trust Bank

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