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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: "Pastor Solomon Catholic" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sol_omon_catholic@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 11:32:33 +0200
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR ,URGENT ATTENTION




Dear Beloved Friend


My name is Pastor Solomon Catholic .Accept my sincere apology for this unsolicited letter to you, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of
approach to establish a relationship of trust but you will realize the need for my action. As a pastor ,i also work with one of the leading Banks here in Africa .

I am writing to you in regards to Our deceased client , Mr. Hoel Paul Edouard, a national of France, who died in a Plane crash on Monday 2nd September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva. You can see the news or report on the below site.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html . He was a wealthy business man who deposited a huge amount in our Bank. He died without any registered
next of kin .

Beloved ,I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late customer Mr. Hoel Paul Edouard.

My client his wife and three children lost their lives on that plane crash.Since then,i have made several enquirers to the embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, so as to locate any member of his
family but to no avail.


I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money that belonged to my late client before they get confiscated or declared as serviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the Union Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about US$15 Million Dollars, The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now therefore, I have decided to seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased,Because this fund belongs to a foreigner and can only be claimed by a foreigner according to our banking law .

i want you to stand as next of kin so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15 Million Dollars, can be paid to any of your nominated bank account and then
you and me can share the money 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses during the process or tax as your government may require.

I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any claim we may make , My Attorney will also prepare all the necessary documents and affidavit which will put you in place as the next of kin. The Attorney will draft and carry out the notarization of the WILL and also obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for the claim. .All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see the deal through.

i have lived all my life in Africa and do not have relatives or business Partners abroad,This is why i contacted you by email because its my only option to reach for now and also this fund can only be claimed by a foreigner according to our banking policy hence the depositor was a foreigner .

It is the Almighty that directed me to you after series of prayers that you will reply my email and assist me achieve this mutual beneficial business transaction

i am embarking in this mutual beneficial business transaction ,so i can use my own share to help the church and the less privilege and also invest .

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me , to enable us
discuss further.

Best regards.
Pastor Solomon Catholic

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