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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: Lic Justin Michael Sabo <licjustinmichaelsabo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lic.justinmichaelsabo@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 02:09:44 -0500
Subject: Hello

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Good Day,

My name is Barrister Michael Justin Sabo, From United State of America,
but reside in London. I'm a registered attorney with Berwin Leighton
Paisner & Solicitors, Actually I got your contact information through the
European Union public records while searching for my late client last name.

He is a business magnate, who lived in London for Thirteen years, He died
along with his family during the Tsunami catastrophe, which Happened in
Japan March 11, 2011. I must first make an apology for this unsolicited
mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of
approach to foster a relationship of trust, but because of the
circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim.

Before the Tsunami, My Late Client deposited the sum of $3.900,000.00 (
Three Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) with a Bank
here in London. As the attorney to my Late Client, Bank has issued me a
'NOTICE to present a member of his family to make Claims of the fund, or it
will be declared 'UNSERVICEABLE according to the Banking rules of
United Kingdom
as unclaimed Fund.

All legal documentation to back up their claims as a family will be
provided for me. All I need is your sincere and honest to successfully
complete this transaction cooperation.

The operation is to be processed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you and I from any violation of the law. However, if the above
proposal offends your moral ethics, kindly accept my sincere apologies.
However, I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.

I await your earliest response,

Remain blessed.

Barrister Michael Justin Sabo
Skype. barr.justinmichaelsabo

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