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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: ALIUE JENG <auditoria@villefort.com.br>
Reply-To: " ivanmorah11@gmail.com " <ivanmorah11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:40:34 -0200 (BRST)
Subject: RE: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY


Corporate and Commercial Law Firm in GhanaBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & AnkomahHead Main Office: 4 Momotse Avenue Adabraka Accra Ghanamy Private Email Address: haromi.nui1@gmail.com/ :Alternative Mail :ivanmorah11@gmail.com
+233 557029961/ +233 (30) 222-6129 Dear Friend Good Day ,I am Barr .Aliue Jeng , of the above address , I sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy especially by contacting you through this means for a business transaction of this magnitude, but due to its seriousness and urgency it therefore became necessary for me to seek your assistance.

I am Justice Barr .Aliue Jeng ,the personal lawyer to Late Mr Abdul Lattif Issah , a Foreigner who worked with an Oil Servicing Company in the oil rich Libya Area of Tarhuna ,City of Al Marqab. I am contacting you concerning my late client and an investment he made. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential.

And respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you independently and no one should be informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. I know that in the past you may have received such proposals of which ,I am assuring you that with honestly and truth with the fear of God almighty this is real truth of which I cannot be awake why this fund sleep away because of my incapacitate financially or contact with who should represent the late Mr.Abdul Issah Latif.

This is a genuine transaction and is 100% risk free. All I'm demanding from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal, and not a perfidious person. This is a honest truth , On the 6th of May, 2015 it was reported to my firm that my Client, his wife and their three (3) daughter were slaughtered by the Iraqi Da'ish fighters {Popularly called isis } who were fighting in Syria to overthrow the Syrian President Assad.

Meanwhile, until his death, my late client had a Deposit Account of BPS# 4.4Million deposited under the care of a Security Company in UK called ( UNIQUE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY LTD UK ) In the United Kingdom .

Recently, just a month ago I received an ultimatum from the Security Company asking me to provide my late client's relative so that the money would be given to them. But unfortunately it was discovered that my late client did not declare any identifiable family member in all the official documents he tendered to the Unique Security and Finance Company Ltd , while opening the account with their company affiliated Bank in Europe which you may be require to Fly down to UK and I must also be there with you ,cause you must be ask to come to their office at UK .

Therefore, this development leaves me as the only person with the full picture of what the Prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit my late client made and who is entitled to be the Bona Fide Beneficiary/Next of Kin or relative because he die on the gage of the Islamic State ……. Therefore, if I fail to locate any of his relatives or his next of kin ( and have this money paid to them ) the Security Company will at the expiration of the 4 weeks ultimatum given to me confiscate the Fund according to the ultimatum issued to me by the Unique Security and Finance Company Ltd –UK , if I fail to present to them my late client's relative, with a legitimate statement of claim for the money before the given time they will confiscate the Fund and the money declared' UNCLAIMED BALANCE'. This will result in the money being taken over by the Unique Security and Finance Company or by EU Government .

This will not happen if I have my way. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my late client all these while, my proposal, therefore, is to present you as the next of in/relative of my client due to the fact that you are a foreigner and can easily pass as a possible relative of my client. I know you will be wondering how possible this could be but I assure you that this is simple. I therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to my client so that the money he deposited with the Unique Security Company would be paid to you and there after you and I will share the money 45% for you and I will be taking 45 %. I assure you that the deposit would be released to you within a few days because I may be traveling to UK to secure all the relevant information that would facilitate the required Documentations , but the expenses must be HONESTLY TAKING CARE by both of us, I mean it will cost both of us little money to achieve this goal ,This is a honest truth and real fact .

First, I will like you to provide immediately the following Information:

Your full names______________________
Contact address________________________
Telephone/Fax Numbers______________________
Company Name ____________________
International Passport___________________________

With these information I will fly to UK to get prepare the necessary documents and Affidavit that will put you in place as the next of kin. After we have successfully satisfied the Requirements of the Unique Security and Finance Company Ltd , then the Bank the money totaling BPS#4.4,Million would be paid into your account for you to take 45% and I will be taking 45% . All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this through. There is no risk at all because everything would be done legally and my position as a qualified attorney will facilitate everything then with your maximum cooperation’s we must definitely succeed.

Secondly ,be inform that I and you should be Traveling to UK to procure the legal Documents on your behalf , all the necessary Legal documents ,that would serve as Evidence proving that you are the Next of Kin / Relative of diseased client Mr.Abdul Latif Issah .

These documents will legally confer on you the status to act as the Beneficiary of the Estate of my late client. What I related to you might smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand that this is a Once in life time opportunity capable of turning around our situation. The truth is that this money would not be taken by the Government on the United Kingdom , or by some greedy Unique Security Company Officials and I would not fold my arms and watch this happen hence my decision to contact you. If you are interested in doing this transaction with me kindly send your reply to this alternative email address: ivanmorah11@gmail.com

Thank you as I await your positive response.

Regards,
Barr .Aliue Jeng / Sag &. Advocats Associés
Reply To Email : ivanmorah11@gmail.com / Alternative Mail :haromi.nui1@gmail.com
+233 557029961/ +233 (30) 222-6129GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY

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