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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: Adam Rawaski <a.rawaski@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 06:11:37 -0800
Subject: ATTN DEAR; PLEASE COMPLIED.


Attn:


My name is Adam Rawaski,I am chief accrediting officer with Bona vacantia
Division(BVD). Bona vacantia division is reclaiming unclaimed estate fund
for the government, we are also responsible for locating the relatives of
abandoned Estates and ensure that the money is paid to them.

As the chief accrediting officer whomever I certify as the true beneficiary
is guaranteed to receive the abandoned unclaimed estate fund of the
deceased. With the new government stipulations that states that after 10
years of trying to locate the relative of the deceased without success the
abandoned estate will be channelled to government treasury according to the
directives of the United Kingdom Government.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/will beneficiary to
the deceased Mr Youssi Avrant. Mr Avrant was a Jewish immigrant originally
from Syria, with abandoned estate in United Kingdom in excess of £16.5
million (Sixteen million, five hundred thousand pounds).He died in air
mishaps with his immediate family as our records indicate which includes
wife Sarah Avrant and son Youssi Avrant Jr in 2006.

Now the stipulated 10 years given by the government to locate Late MR
Youssi Avrant is fast coming to an end and his estate has been marked to be
sent to British government treasury come 31st January 2016.This money is
not rightfully British government fund and it is not supposed to go to
them. If an application is not made in a fortnight Late Youssi Avrant
unclaimed will be sent to the Treasury come 31st of January 2016.

All I require now is your honest co-operation; confidentiality and trust to
enable me present you as the next of kin of the deceased, as the deceased
was a foreigner you fit perfectly as the Next of Kin to the deceased. With
my inside knowledge with the BVD the pay-out of unclaimed estate
(£16,500,000) of Late Avrant Snr to your provided account in your country
of residence is assured.

I request these details to enable me file an application on your behalf as
the next of kin for the unclaimed estate.

Please provide me with the following,


-Full name
-Country of Residence in the last 5 years
-Contact Telephone number




Thanks.


Adam Rawaski.

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