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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: Willson O.Kingsley <noreply@wlson.com>
Reply-To: <willsonoking100@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 10:12:54 -0400
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.. ...

Business Relationship.
 
I am Willson O.Kingsley, a solicitor at law here in UK. I`m attorney to the late Dr. Claus from Salzburg Austral who was crude oil merchant to late Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi, Dr. Claus died in a car accident with his immediate family on the 5Th of November 2007 and Left behind a large deposit of (Twenty Million US Dollars) in financial Persia Inter-Bank plc .is now Ten Year since the deposit.
The financial Inter-Bank plc UK, contacted me as his attorney to provide his Next of Kin. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since your profile shows you the advantage and capacity to handle such capital, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money, 60% to me and 40% to you. Please get back to me on this private email with Your full names, Telephone and residential Address , I will be looking forward to read from you so that I can link you direct to the bank for more details.
 
Best regards
Willson O.Kingsley

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