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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: "Mr. Stephen J. B." <kand@cybercity.dk>
Reply-To: stephenb57@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 21:48:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello




--
I am Mr. Stephen J Briggs a lawyer from Pennsylvania USA. I got your
contact through your mail website, so i went through your profile and
decide to grant you the help because you share the same last name with my
late client.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On OCTOBER
6, 2008, an America Oil Consultant/Contractor MR. GEORGE, made a numbered
time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at $14,700,000.00
USD ( Fourteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand USD ) with Lloyds Bank UK
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 contract employers that he died.

On further investigation, i found out that he died without making a WILL
because he had no heir, and attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he
did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in the bank. This sum of
at $16,200,000.00 USD ( Sixteen Million Two Hundred Thousand USD ) is
still in the 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 British Financial law, at the expiration of (Ten) 10 years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that i will like you to stand as the next of
kin because you share the-same last name with him. I will like you to
provide immediately your full name and address so that i will prepare the
necessary documents and affidavits which will put you in place as the next
of kin. We shall employ the service of another attorney for the drafting
and notarization of the WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter
of probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

Note that the LLOYDS BANK Manager is my close friends and he also knows
about this transaction therefore you have nothing to worry about it is
safe and clean.

Any bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of
kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of
60% for me and 40% for you.
Please be rest assured that i am going to take care of all the expenses
that will be needed for this transaction that is why i have the higher
percentage and you will not be ask to pay any money. I will send you my
personal information and Identification on my next message for you to know
me as well.

There is no risk at all, it is 100% risk free, that is why i am fully
involved, the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney
and my position as the personal lawyer to my late client guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately via the private email address below, upon your response,
i shall provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand the transaction.
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 share in your country.

Send your details upon the receipt of this message to enable us start the
processing of the fund to you.

- Your full Names
- Your private Telephone and fax numbers
- Your address.
- Your work/Occupation and your age.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email:
Email: stephenb57@outlook.com

Thanks and Regards,

Mr. Stephen J Briggs,
Pennsylvania USA

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