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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: "LL.B Meghan Waldron" <cchcs2@consultant.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:55:13 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION!

 
 
Meghan Waldron
57 Bedford Row London, WC1R
4LR United Kingdom
 
 

Attn: Sir/ Ma
                                                              ATTENTION!!!
 
I am the personal attorney/sole executor to my late client who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2002. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2002 I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned FUNDS.
And all such efforts have been to no avail. More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of £12.8m GBP. The board of directors of the bank now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.
 
The bank had planned to invoke the abandoned property Decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come.
 
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of my client's financial standing. I do sincerely Sympathized the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged.
 
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land, based on the fact that you bear a similar last name.
I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client, so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only (£12.8million ) can be paid to you, before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.

Note: That this is legal and 100% risk free.
 
I find this possible for the main reason that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity. Therefore, to facilitate the immediate re-profiling of this fund, you need, write me back via this e-mail address: (barr_waldron@linuxmail.org ) signifying your interest and I shall direct you on how to put up an application to the bank.
 
I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. For all your troubles I propose that we split the money in these ratios which I think should be acceptable by you; 40% for me, 40% for you while the balance 20% would be shared among various charity Organizations around the world.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible.
                                    KINDLY LET ME KNOW HOW INTERESTED YOU ARE
 
Sincerely,
Meghan Waldron (ESQ)
 
 

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