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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: Anthony Slade <johnbranson587@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Anthony Slade <dranthonyslade20144@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 10:45:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Friend,


 SOLICITOR ANTHONY SLADE Email: dranthonyslade20144@gmail.com

Dear Friend,


I have picked up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine
confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for
this important and confidential transaction which I have for you, believing also
that you will never let me down either now or in the future. I was in Dubai on a
seminar and I got your information from a trade consultant here in Dubai, though
I did not disclose the purpose of my seeking for a foreign partner to him.
 
Unfortunately, I had to leave Dubai due to urgent appointment back home; this
was the reason why I decided to write you this letter immediately I arrived home
to my country. My name is John Branson Solicitor at Law and the personal
Attorney/Sole Executor to the late Mr. Randolph Marriott, hereinafter referred
to as my client; an industrialist, who worked as an Oil and Gas Merchant in my
country and passed away. There is an account opened in one of the banks in the
United Kingdom by my client in 2010 and no family member knows about this
account or anything concerning it.
 
In 2013, Mr. Randolph Marriott summoned me to his office to commence his WILL
process, that was when his health condition became worse. He eventually died few
months ago, leaving the WILL uncompleted. The family does not know about his
personal deposit of GBP19.7 Million (Nineteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Pound Sterling) as it is not listed on the WILL, and all the family focus, is in
his Oil/Gas business and other banks where he made some deposit.
I want to present you as his trustee/business partner who according to him,
should for further  inherit/investment the sum of  GBP19.7 Million (Ninteen
Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) which he secretly deposited in
one of the banks in the United Kingdom so that both of us can share the fund
once transferred into your account. I want us to do this before presenting the
WILL to his family. You shall be entitled to 40% of the total sum, while I will
take 50% while 10% is for expenses  . All necessary precautions have been taken
to ensure 100% risk free situation on the side of both parties.
 
I will secure the vital documents that will make you the beneficiary of the fund
to enable us claim it from the bank where the fund is deposited. The WILL is
with me and no member of his family has not seen the WILL yet and the bank where
the fund is deposited is not known to them.
 
The question is, can we work together?
Kindly get back to me via my Email: dranthonyslade20144@gmail.com  for further
discussion on this if you are interested.


Respectfully Yours,
Solicitor Anthony Slade, Attorney at law.

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