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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: awatar11@ufamail.ru
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 10:38:13 +0500 (YEKT)
Subject: How are you today

Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you the urgent matter at hand; for the purpose of
clarity, I am Miss. Stella Mokeona, a personal assistant (PA) to Advocate
Alan Rosemary of Bowman Gilfillan Corporate Law Firm South Africa. This
firm has the right to carry out the Last Will & Testament of late Mr.
Allen Campbell; an America Jewish national who died of heart failure here
in South Africa on the 16th of February 2015. Hence this email is to
inform you that late Mr. Allen Campbell left you 15% of his Estate which
is sum (US$7.5 million) and 50% of this amount (US$7.5 million) is for you
to aid the less privilege in your community while 50% should be for you
and your family.

This may sound weird and incredible to you, but for your information; late
Mr. Allen Campbell’s lived all his life helping the poor and the less
privileged before he died; so he expects his humanitarian work to be
continued that is the message he left behind for all his beneficiaries.
But note the reason for this late notification, since Mr. Allen Campbell’s
demise his Will was contested in Court by his Nephew Mr. Dean Campbell,
who has his own selfish agenda for his Uncle’s estates; but fortunately
last week South Africa Probate Court finally ruled on the matter that all
beneficiaries should be notified to receive their bequest and that is why
I contacted you now. I will appreciate you provide me the details listed
below for us to proceed.

1.) Your full names:
2.) Your contact address:
3.) Your date of birth:
4.) Your cell phone/ and fax No:
5.) Your occupation:
6.) Your nationality:

Immediately I am in receipt of the above required information from you and
verify them to be accurate, then I will send you a copy of the Will for
your perusal and forward your details to my boss Advocate Alan Rosemary to
contact you for the next step to be taking for the South Africa Probate
Court to issue the Probate Order for your bequest (US$7.5 million) to be
released to you to commence on the project late Mr. Allen Campbell has
committed in your hands.

Regards,

Stella Mokeona (PA) to Advocate Alan Rosemary.



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