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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: Garrick London Esq <glondon78378728@lawyer.com>
Reply-To: garricklondon2@kify.net
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:31:17 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir / Madam



Dear Sir / Madam,

I do not intend to embarrass you by the contents of this very mail. I
am Garrick London from Howells Solicitors,Wales United Kingdom. I was
the personal Attorney to Late Dr. Abdelazim Mohamed Mahmoud,Who was a
citizen of your Country but lived and did his business in the United
States and England,He was the CEO of GCI global and an oil consultant
to Azerbaijan and the Middle east before his sudden death along with
his family. This mail is written to solicit your assistance to present
you as next of kin to my late client's fixed deposit valued at
USD28,million (Twenty eight Million United States Dollars Only) with
the British bank.

Unfortunately he lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October31, 1999. He left no clear
beneficiary as Next of Kin to this very deposit even through he was
considered a Billionaire. The Bank here in London has searched for the
relatives for more than four years without any success and after 15
years, no claims are made by any of the deceased next of kin, the
money will be sent to Reserve accounts and embezzled by the corrupt
bank or government officials. It is against this bank drop that the
bank has contacted me as the late depositor's Attorney to contact and
present to them my late client's next of kin so that the deposit can
be paid to him or her with immediate effect.

This is why I have contacted you. Anybody I present to the bank as the
next of kin will be accepted .Upon your acceptance, I shall give you
other details for the successful claim of the fund. I have secured
from the probate registry, an order of Mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you that the
transaction will be 100% risk free. If this proposal is acceptable by
you, please endeavor to reply me immediately, if not please disregard
this information.
Thank you very much for your attention while i expect your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,
Garrick London Esq.

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