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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: "Mr. David Rich" <scoffice@tim.it>
Reply-To: davidrich1961@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:11:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Compliments

PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN: DEAR SIR/MADAM

I am Mr. DAVID RICH, a Financial Auditor with a reputable financial
institution here in London United Kingdom. I have an urgent and very
confidential business proposal for you, an American oil consultant with the
British Petroleum Corporation late Engr. L.D. WHITE made a numbered time fixed
deposit for twelve calendar months. This was valued at Fourteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only in our branch. Upon maturity, I
sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a
month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his employers, that
Engr. L.D. WHITE had died in a plane crash in Alaska on an Alaska Airlines
flight number 261. On further investigation, I found out that in his will he
left a message that the inheritor of his estate should not forget about
charity, however Engr. L.D. WHITE did not leave a name in this will. I then
tried to contact family/friend/colleagues and all attempts to trace his next of
kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. L.D. WHITE did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
bank deposit paperwork in my Bank. The sum of US$14,500,000.00 is still sitting
in our Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws
of UNITED KINGDOM, at the expiration of (10) Ten years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as
the next of kin/associate to the deceased, Engr. L.D. WHITE so that the fruits
of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials. This is simple, I would like you to provide immediately your full
names, address and telephone numbers so that the attorney will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of
kin. We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and authorization
of the will and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the next of kin/associate to
the deceased. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the
ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk involved at all as all
the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position
as a prominent Financial Auditor guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via my contact
Email above for more detailed instruction on what to do next in other for us to
conclude this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your
confidential telephone and mobile numbers for easy communication. Please
observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction would
be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to
invest my own share in your country.

Finally, kindly notify me by email so that I can furnish you with more details
on how this transaction will be done. .I will also love to discuss investment
opportunities in your country as I would want to go into joint partnership
venture with you and invest my share in your country. Please note that this is
highly confidential and should be treated as such. Please you are required to
contact me on my confidential EMAIL: davidrich1961@gmail.com

I await your positive response.

Best Regards
MR DAVID RICH


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