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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: "Ramasamy Suppiah Esq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nwaezedavi@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:11:04 +0530
Subject: Dear Respected One We need to talk urgently

Dear Respected One,
 
In accordance with the law of inheritance here, it is clearly stated that whereas the deceased died without living behind an offspring or the immediate biological family are no longer alive, such as in this situation, any of the deceased extended relative stands to inherit whatever property or money left by the deceased. It is on the basis of this section of the law, that I want to present you to the bank and in order to legitimize it, I will then swear an Affidavit before the High Court attesting to your relationship with the deceased and any Affidavit deposed before a law court of competent jurisdiction is admissible by law as a statement of fact and cannot be disputed.
 
Since the death of my client, all the efforts of the bank to locate a beneficiary failed for the claim of the US$29.5 Million, this is the reason they contacted me to trace his relatives. This is a clean deal. There is no risk to this transaction, as we will process all the required documents by Law for a beneficiary claim. There is no other living relative, Actually, my client was born by two migrant workers that came to Asian in the 50`s. In this transaction, we will go step by step, first with the legal documents to back up the claim and secondly, the monetary documents for the transfer. I am therefore counting on your co-operation to make this work out. I am very optimistic we can pull this through with your support.
 
For the legal ramifications, be rest assured that, this is my professional field for I do know what the entire loopholes involve and will handle them with great professionalism. Moreover, you and I will share the proceeds of this transaction in a Sixty to Forty percentage ratio (60% - 40%). I do not think this claim will exceed Ten (10) working days if we work in harmony.
 
If this is Okay by you, I will send you a beneficiary Affidavit Form from the High Court which you will fill and resend to me for me to swear affidavit in the High Court Singapore that you are truly the pr beneficiary of my Late Client and from here we will commence. Please feel free to contact.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Ramasamy Suppiah  Esq

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