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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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Fraud email example:

From: Bradley John <h20water@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "bradleyjohn66@rediffmail.com" <bradleyjohn66@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:51:56 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: very urgent


>From The Desk Of Bradley John
London United Kingdom

Dear Sir,

I have picked up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be
capable for this important and confidential transaction which I have for
you, believing also that you will never let me down either now or in the
future. I was in California on a seminar and I got your information from a
trade consultant here in California, though I did not disclose the purpose
of my seeking for a foreign partner to him.
Unfortunately, I had to leave California due to urgent appointment back
home; this was the reason why I decided to write you this letter
immediately I arrived home to my country. My name is Mr. John Bradley
a Solicitor at Law and the personal Attorney/Sole Executor to the late Mr.
Randolph Marriott, hereinafter referred to as my client; an industrialist,
who worked as an Oil and Gas Merchant in my country and passed away. There
is an account opened in one of the banks in the United Kingdom by my
client in 2010 and no family member knows about this account or anything
concerning it.
In 2013, Mr. Randolph Marriott summoned me to his office to commence
his WILL process, that was when his health condition became worse. He
eventually died few months ago, leaving the WILL uncompleted. The
family does not know about his personal deposit of £19.7 Million
(Nineteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) as it is not
listed on the WILL, and all the family focus, is in his Oil/Gas
business and other banks where he made some deposit.

I want to present you as his trustee/business partner who according to
him, should for further inherit/investment the sum of £19.7 Million
(Nineteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pound Sterling) which he secretly
deposited in one of the banks in the United Kingdom so that both of us can
share the fund once transferred into your account. I want us to do this
before presenting the WILL to his family. You shall be entitled to 40% of
the total sum, while I will take 50% while 10% is for expenses . All
necessary precautions have been taken to ensure 100% risk free situation
on the side of both parties.
I will secure the vital documents that will make you the beneficiary of
the fund to enable us claim it from the bank where the fund is deposited.
The WILL is with me and no member of his family has not seen the WILL yet
and the bank where the fund is deposited is not known to them.

The question is, can we work together?

Respectfully Yours,

Bradley John

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