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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: "Greg Greenwood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <greggreenwood0@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 00:13:58 -0500
Subject: Greetings From Greg Green Wood


Good day to you,

I would like begin by introducing myself. My name is Greg Greenwood, the personal lawyer of my late client Mr. Holger. He worked as a private businessman in the international arena. In 2010, my client succumbed to a massive heart attack and died. He was single and childless.

He left a fortune worth € 9,500,000.00 (nine million, five hundred thousand euros), which is located in a bank in Spain. The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be declared serviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury as fund without a beneficiary.

After several searches, I received no further useful information about the relatives of my late client. This is why I wrote to you, because you have the same surname.I need your consent and cooperation to introduce you as the beneficiary.

Consequently, I would suggest to divide the assets as follows: 40% for you and 40% for me while the remaining 20% will be donated to charity organizations. I shall provide the bank all the legal documentations to back up your claim as the next of kin to my late client. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this goal legitimately.

If you are interested, please contact me at my private telephone number: +44 20 380 80093 or Fax: +44 203 163 0672 and email address: greggreenwood0@yahoo.com Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand this transaction well.The proposed transaction will be conducted legally and you will not be exposed to any risk.

Greg Greenwood
Principal Attorney
Greenwood LLP
34 Ely Place, London EC1N 6TD
Tel: +44 774 609 0272
Fax: +44 203 163 0672

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