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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: "Barr. Budeli Godfrey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrgfbudeli5050@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 14:21:37 +0100
Subject: From me to you ,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hi,
 
Firstly, before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to you. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my action. I got your contact information from public records while searching for a last name similar to my late client.
 
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you.My name is Barr. Budeli Godfrey of Adam & Adams Attorneys. I am the personal Attorney to Late Ms. Nelulu who lived in England before she died along with her family in a car accident along Johannesburg, Gauteng road Sout Africa where she had gone on a summer holiday with her entire family.
This occurred on 27 December 2009. My deceased client was born by migrant expatriate engineer that came to England in the 60`s. I have been her attorney for many decades before her death.
Before the Crash; she had a balance deposit of $50,500,000.00 (Fifty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) with a Safe bank here in England effectively. Kindly send your response to my private email: barrgfbudeli5050@outlook.com For further clarification.
 
The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law. However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your interest for further explanations and directive.
Yours Sincerely
Barr. Budeli Godfrey

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