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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: "Alex" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alexsoto101@citromail.hu>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 14.00.12 +0200
Subject: Re: Greetings

Attn: Sir/ Madam

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous correspondence between us.

My name is Barrister Alex Soto Esq. from Spain, my purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the abandoned funds left behind by my late client, who died with all his entire family(Wife and Daughter) in a car accident which occurred on 5th of December 2005 through Valencia/Madrid high way to avoid it been confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this fund valued €8.070.000,00)(Eight Million,Seventhy Thousand Euros) deposited by my client before his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to present the next of kin or the account or will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Government treasury, So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to him has proved abortive.

Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the same last name, to see if the bank will accept our application to release this abandoned fund by my late client to your favor.

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my late client's Next of Kin I shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this.

The money is to be shared equally between us. This transaction is entirely risk free. I will use my position as the attorney to deceased person to guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.

If you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly re-confirm the below items for me to enable me submit the application letter to the bank with your name.

1, Your Contact telephone
2, Country & Address
3, Your First Name & Middle name
4, Your Surname
5 Occupations
6, Age
7 Marital Statute

As soon as I receive the information above from you then I will proceed without delay. The transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me now or after the successful completion of this transaction.


I wait for your urgent response

Respectfully
Alexander Soto Esq.

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