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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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Fraud email example:

From: MRS FUSUN TUMSAVAS <dambasawadogo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.fusuntumsav@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:06:36 -0700
Subject: Re: URGENT INFORMATION

Hello,

I write to you with a language translator. I have been search for a
good and honest person so I decided to write to you this message to
see how best we can assist each other. I am Mrs Füsun Tümsavaş, a
Bank Officer here in Istanbul Turkey with ISBANKASI. I believe it is
the wish of God for me to come across you now.I am having an important
business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will
interest you and you both us is going to benefit from it.

One late Mr.Choi Hyung Kim, who was in Gold business here in Istanbul
had a fixed deposit with my bank in 2007 for 108 calendar months,
valued at US $9,500,000.00 (Nine Million Five Hundred United State
Dollars) the due date for this deposit was last year. Sadly Choi Hyung
Kim, was among the death victims in April 30 Covid19 2020 Pandemic in
Ankara province in Turkey.

My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about this
because I was his account officer. He did not mention any Next of
Kin/Heir when the account was opened, and he was not married and no
relative was found. Last week my Bank Management had a meeting for a
bank verification exercise to note dormant and abandoned deposit
accounts. I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking
for a means to handle the situation because if my Bank Director
happens to discover his death, The bank will divert the funds for
their head directors to share.So I don't want such to happen. That was
why when I saw your details, I was happy.

I am now seeking your cooperation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir
to the account and my bank headquarters will release the account to
you through my help. There is no risk involved; the transaction will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of law. It is better that we claim the money than allowing
the Bank Directors to divert it and share among themselves. I am not a
greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds, 50/50% for you
and me respectively. Let me know your mind on this and please do treat
this information confidential. I shall give you more details once I
receive your urgent response..

Best Regards
Mrs Füsun Tümsavaş

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