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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: "PVT & Investment" <distrctconts00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sullivan.peek@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:22:55 +0100
Subject: RE Inquiry!!!!

Dear sir ,


Pardon,I will try to be as clear as I can be. Do read the details very
carefully.

It is no longer news that there are billions of pounds of financial
assets lying unclaimed, and consumers facing increased financial
hardship. it’s essential that everyone takes time to reclaim lost or
forgotten assets. The Financial Times reports that there is a “sea of
unclaimed assets sloshing around the financial system” very
conservatively estimated to be worth £77 billion!

Assets are considered dormant when contact with the owner is lost –
typically due to a name change after marriage or divorce, an
unreported change of address or expired postal forwarding order, an
incomplete or illegible records and in most cases; deaths.

It’s important to note millions of people remain unaware they’re
entitled to collect unclaimed assets owed deceased depositors, who
passed on without leaving updated financial records for their
assignors and trustees. The majority of this lost money comes from
dormant bank accounts, orphan pensions, unknown windfalls, missing
shares and abandoned dividends, forgotten life insurance policies,
National Savings Certificates, lottery winnings and Premium Bonds
which have not been redeemed.

In this case, my client; Mr. Patel prior to his death testate,
alongside his wife and children in the ill-fated auto crash, was of
American/Indian descent. Been his personal solicitor when he was
alive, I was privy to know him as a very successful business man, with
a gross deposit asset spanning as much as £15,000,000.00.

After Mr. PateI’s demise, I carried out a global search for his
relatives as indicated in his will/testament, which only ended up in
futility. And I have since put the search to rest. However, it is
indicated in his final will/testament that I, been his first executor,
should have his estate bequeathed to any reliable trustee, who will
help oversee and disburse his estate into charitable use, where his
heirs are unable to perform their responsibilities. It is on this
premise that I am reaching out to you to be the trustee. Note that I
could have contacted a different organization/person, but I chose to
contact you simply out of coincidence! I therefore expect you to
consider this opportunity as a privilege and a rare honor.

If this estate is left sterile and unclaimed, longer than necessary,
it will be diverted to the United Kingdom treasury department (office
of the Exchequer) as unclaimed deposit, as it is customary. And the
painful fact is that all unclaimed estates inherited by the government
are only wasted on fiat ventures like nuclear warheads and recurrent
expenditures that are not in any way helpful to our society. Common
sense tells me that the estate MUST NOT be claimed by a wasteful
government, but by those who genuinely need it, in other to better
their lives and make our world a safer and better place to live in.
This where I need you as stipulated in the deceased final
will/testament to accept the trusteeship. And together we can
actualize the dream of the deceased.

There is absolutely nothing illegal about this proposed business
project, because the will/testament which I will make available to you
as this business progresses, irrevocably empowers me to have a
reputable trustee manage the estate, where his legatee and or
consanguinity of second to third degree are unable to perform the
fiduciary obligations due them.

Been the deponent, these are the few steps I will take, to have you
lawfully receive the estate as trustee. (A) I will swear the oath of
affidavit in your names/favor declaring you as the appointed fiduciary
trustee. (B) I will apply for and obtain the trust certification
permit in your favor. (C) Lastly, I will lawfully apply and obtain the
grant of representation in your favor. The foregoing can be achieved
in line with the laws of trust conveyance act.
.
If you are satisfied with the above, then I will want you to provide
me with the following: (A) Your residence address. (B) Valid ID
(driver’s license or Int. Passport bio data page only). (C) Personal
phone and fax numbers. This information is required for me to begin
the legal process of having the estate released to you as the trustee,
for charitable and business endeavors.

Enough said, I will like to stop here. But should you need anything
else from me, please feel free to ask.

Awaiting your valued response.

Yours,






















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