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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: <majed@swsg.co>
Date: Wed, 04 May 2016 17:44:38 -0700
Subject: Hello friend

Hello friend,

With due maximum respect, I demand your pardon knowing that this my proposal will be a surprise to you. My name is Barr. Patrick Webb, an attorney at law and the accredited legal representative to my late client who was hereinafter as mine client. He died as a result of a heart-related illness in December 2006.

I'm requesting your consent to assist in the movement of the funds left behind by my late client into your account before it will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. This deposit valued:(US$18.525,000.00) Eighteen Million Five Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars. Since you have the same last name with my late client, so the proceeds of this funds can be remitted into your account.

The bank has issued a notice to contact the next of kin to the deceased or the account will be considered confiscated; so far all my effort to find someone related to my client proved abortive.

My proposition is to seek your consent by presenting you as the next of kin or beneficiary to my late client's Estates since you have the same last name. It's my proposition that this project will be successful and I will make sure that the project is done within the applicable laws to guarantee full legitimacy.Then we can both share the funds on a mutually agreed percentage.

All legal documentations to back up your claims as my late client's or next of kin will be issued to us. All I require is your absolute honesty, cooperation and total adherence to my instructions to enable us to transfer this funds into your account smoothly.

This project will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any infraction of the law.
If this proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology.In contrary, indicate your interest.

Further details will be given to you; as soon as you indicate your interest via Email ID: (barr.a@lawyer.com).

Best regards,
Barr. Patrick Webb (Esq).

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