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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: Phillip Heavey <phill.heavey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 23:18:55 +0200
Subject: Hello


Hello,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be
treated as such. I am Phillip Heavey, a solicitor at law.

I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Robert, herein
after referred to as 'my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate
in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the
5th of Nov 2006. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2006, I have written
several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended
relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal
estate and all such efforts have been to no avail. More so, I have received
official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for
confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by
the bank in which my client deposited the sum of £9.8Million GBP.

The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within
the next 30 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned
fund. The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property Decree of
1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me
but after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that some
members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private
accounts for their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse
that since I am not able to provide the next of kin to make the claim, the
money should be made unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to
the majesty government of this country and some to the company management
which is not their main intentions.

By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am
very much aware of my client's financial standing. I do sincerely
sympathize the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for his
funds to be submitted to the majesty government of this country and the
finance company where it is lodged. I have reasoned very professionally and
I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my
deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance
with the laws of the land.

On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you
bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your
consent, present you to the "Trustee" bank as my late client's surviving
family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that
capacity as a next of kin of my client, so that the proceeds of This Bank
Account valued at Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds
Sterling only (£9.8Million) can be paid to you, before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.
Note that this is legal and 100% risk free since I have all vital documents
that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right
to make this claim. I find this possible for the main reason that you bear
a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up
a claim in that capacity. Therefore, to facilitate the immediate reproofing
of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my email address signifying
your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately
intimate you with the complete details as well as send you the documents,
with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an
application to the bank.

However, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will
forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction. Upon the receipt of
your reply, I will send you by Fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will
not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that
you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been
made for the completion of this transfer. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my private email
phillip.heavey@yahoo.co.uk for better confidentiality and send to me your
Full Name:
Telephone number:

To enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please let me
have your opinion as soon as possible and if this proposal is acceptable by
you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I
await your urgent response.

Sincerely,
Phillip Heavey,
phillip.heavey@yahoo.co.uk
Soliciting Your Concern (Next Of Kin)

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unless you
are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose the
information in this message. If you have received this message in error,
please replay to phillip.heavey@yahoo.co.uk and fully delete this message.

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