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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: "Hezron Nyagela, Esq." <lavenderrfan179@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hezron.nyagela@netcmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 21:00:45 +0000
Subject: Concerning Late Mr. Umar Abdollah Mamoud.

Sir,

My name is Hezron Nyagela, a solicitor at law in Nairobi, Kenya. My
email is about an investment relating to my late client. Mr. Umar
Abdollah Mamoud, a Syrian who made a fixed deposit with Prime Bank
Limited, Kenya in the sum of US$3.5 Million and this I helped turn
over to purchase securities in the capital markets.

Prior to his untimely death in the on-going civil war in Syria, he had
earlier instructed me to liquidate the investment so as to enable him
pursue other investments requiring cash payment in Syria. My proposal
is that I want to seek your permission so as to use your details as
next-of-kin to the deceased since the original title/account holder
died leaving no next-of-kin in the bank records and for your
information, if no one comes for claims after this quarter, funds will
be re-versing to the government treasury according to the banking laws
of my country and I consider that a total waste. So if you agree with
me on this transaction, we will share US$3.5 equally between us and
also make out some percentage for charity.

To initiate the process for this transaction, I want you to email to
me your full name and home address, as well as phone numbers so I can
update my records and as the attorney, I can process the backup
documents that will place you as the beneficiary to the deceased.
These documents will be required to influence the movement of the
funds to the bank account that will be provided by you, after you have
been officially accepted and made the next-of-kin. There is no risk
involved in these proceedings, as we are going to adopt a legalized
method and approach.

All I need is your optimistic support and consent, so I can go ahead
to process the legal papers needed in the bank to support your claim
applications in your name. I will provide the bank with a notarized
letter from the probate court in your favor and I will also sign the
guarantor forms in the bank to ratify the legitimacy of your claim. I
implore you to observe extreme discretion in all matters concerning
this transaction. I will discuss further with you on the funds
transfer procedure as soon as I receive from you the requested
information at my undersigned e-mail address.

Sincerely,
Hezron Nyagela, Esq.
Direct Email: hezron.nyagela@netcmail.com

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