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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: Barrister Willie S Larry <gt.kjn@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <willie.s.larry@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:27:25 -0700
Subject: Good Morning.






I am Barrister Willie S Larry A legal Representative both
local and internationally, Due to my busy schedule, I asked my Personal
Assistant to send this letter to you; while she was in a trip to Europe. I am
contacting you; regarding the estate of a deceased Client Mr Hughes Okkas, an
Estonian property magnate who died alongside his immediate family in the year
2004, in a mysterious road accident.



Before his death, he deposited the sum of $10,000, 000, 00.
{Ten million United States dollars placed under Bank Management here in SA. The
institution being aware of his death have mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) or Next of kin
to make claims of his funds with bank otherwise, it will be forfeited, seized
or confiscated by the authorities and reverts to the treasury of the SOUTH
AFRICA Ministry as unclaimed. This is
because in accordance with the South Africa fiscal and monetary policy, such
fortune is automatically bequeathed to the government if there is no heir or
Next of kin to the deceased that would surface to claim the fortune within the
specified time. However, this law is unjust and inhuman as it often creates an
avenue for the top officials of some financial institute to divert such
fortunes for their own selfish use. On that ground, I decided to search for a
reliable person who will help me put claim to the funds as he did not declare
officially



I know you might not be related but after countless efforts
to locate direct relatives to my late client and a Three months final notice
from the Bank to present a beneficiary to the fund and failure to meet up with
this deadline means the fund will be liquidate to the Bureau as unclaimed fund,
that I forbid happening. Against this backdrop, I decided to contacted you to
join me put claim on this deposit before it is forfeited to the authorities. My
suggestion to you is I would like to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary
to this deposit, since you are both foreign nationals by virtue of my position
as a financial consultant, I will now place your name as the Next of
kin/Beneficiary to my late client and I will prepare the relevant legal
document that will assist to facilitate the release of the funds to you,
without any breach of law.



Note, I have worked out all modalities to complete the
transaction successfully and be rest assured that this transaction is 100%
legal and risk free. Once the vault is released to you, we shall share in the
ratio of 50% for me and 45% for you; while the remaining 5% will be set aside
for any expenses incurred during the cause of securing this deposit. Please if
you are interested in getting on with this project, it will be highly appreciated
if you get back to me let me explain to you the custom and structures designed
towards the possibility of this fair deal.



Yours Sincerely,

Barrister Willie S Larry.


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