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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: WEST-GATE SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY LONDON <082139100558@tre-ba.gov.br>
Reply-To:
WEST-GATE SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY LONDON <westgate.finance.london7@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 23:58:26 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION AND YOUR COOPERATION IS HIGHLY NEEDED IN THIS
MATTER.

My Dear good Friend,

I must confess that it is with great joy and enthusiasm that I am writing you this message which I know and believe by faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health. With due respect and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact that you don't know me but I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself more better to you as you have requested.

I am an Accountant with WEST-GATE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY LONDON; and my names are Mr. Stanley Isaac Lawson, I am the personal Account Manager to Engr. William D. Dean, who used to work with Canadian Oil & Gas Company. Herein after shall be referred to as my client. Your can confirm this from BBC NEWS through the Website Link below. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8129398.stm

On Jun 30, 2009, my client Late Engr. William D. Dean, his wife, and their three children were involved in 30th June A Yemeni passenger plane, an Airbus 310, crashes in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros archipelago. Only one of the 153 people on board survives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to source for a foreign partner whom I will present as a family member to the deceased in order to claim this fund hence I contacted you.

I contacted you so that we can use your name as the Next of Kin to the deceased person because you are bearing similar name with him. It is very possible to use your name in repatriating the money to your country before they get confiscated or declared nu-serviceable by the Security and Finance company where these huge deposits were lodged. The has deposited the total sum of (US$17.5 Million) The Director of the Security Company has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to the deceased or else the money will be confiscated within the next 2 weeks from today.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 5 years plus now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased with this the US$17.5 Million will be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money with you 60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney will be contracted to help us to re-validate and notarize all the supportive documents and other legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. As my later customer personal account officer, I cannot claim the money without any body to stand as his relative, Next of Kin. Please Reply Email: westgate.finance.london7@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Stanley Isaac Lawson.
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Please Reply Email: westgate.finance.london7@gmail.com

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