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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: "Hope Robertson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hopesolicitorfinancialattorney@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:24:59 -0700
Subject: RE: URGENT REQUEST!!!

DR. BARR. HOPE LAW CHAMBERS.
BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR FINANCIAL ATTORNEY.
DR. BARR. HOPE ROBERTSON LAW FIRM (ESQ).
HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE.
ADDRESS: STRAND, LONDON WC2A 2LL, UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL: hopesolicitorfinancialattorney@gmail.com
PHONE: +(44) 151-329-2915
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. My name is Barrister Hope Robertson (Esq), personal attorney to (late Christophe de Margerie) was a French businessman. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French oil corporation Total S.A. He died with all the crew members (Yann Pican, Maxime Rassiat and Ruslana Vervelle) in an aircraft crash in Moscow on 20 October 2014.
 
My late client Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of French oil corporation Total S.A. Made a fixed deposit value of 30,000,000,00 (Thirty Million Great British Pounds Sterling) in his bank account with Lloyds Bank. Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money. Because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds. Hence I contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at 30,000,000,00 GBP left behind by my client before it get confiscated or declared serviceable by the (Lloyds Bank) here in United Kingdom. And now the bank has issued me a notice as his attorney to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.
 
I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
 
I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above email or through my direct phone number for more details. urgent response to this letter will be proudly appreciated.
 
Best Regards
Barrister Hope Robertson (Esq).

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