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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: Blackmore Dominic <jg8@telemart10.gdk.mx>
Reply-To: <msgg@openmailbox.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:13:18 +0100
Subject: REF: AXXDGRTEDGHXXGB-

Hello ,

I contacted you because I have carried out research into a dormant account of a deceased client at the financial institute where I presently audit its accounts; and the client has no heirs. The account has a significant amount of money in it. An account is judged to be dormant if there has been no activity in it, or contact with the client, for 15 years.

Normally, account holders lose contact due to death without leaving a will and there's no known heir to inherit. The treasury department receives the unclaimed money unless a previously unknown distant relative, comes and puts a claim on it; which is usually within a limited time frame.

The Treasury Department receives over $25 Billion every year from unclaimed estates; forgotten funds; abandoned shares and dormant accounts and some of it could be ours if we can work together as I can provide all relevant documents and information. We could present you as the next of kin to deceased, as laid out in section 46 of the Administration of Estates Act of 1925 (with subsequent amendments) if you agree to work with me.

I will hire a lawyer that will represent you at the probate office (for the Procurement of the Grant of Probate). The amount in question currently stands at the equivalent of US$17,200,000.00 and at the closure of this transaction, 40% of the total funds will be yours. So, if you would like to team up with me secretly to secure these funds for ourselves, please have your full information sent to me which include, full name, address, age, occupation and contact number(s). This is because these information will be used by the lawyer to secure the legal documents that will cover you up legally as the heir to the deceased.

I await your careful considered answer as when we proceed we cannot stop half way, as this is one in a life time opportunity to go big.

Regards,

Blackmore Dominic

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