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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: Law Office Of Donald Jones <bu17@comercialbateforte.com.bo>
Reply-To: djones414@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:40:26 -0300
Subject: This is a Personal email Directed to you


ATTN:
This is a Personal email Directed to you and I request that it be
treated as such. I must solicit your Confidentiality and assure you
that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of
mutual benefit to me and you. I am Donald Jones Esq, a solicitor at
law. I am the personal attorney&sole executor to the late Mr. Richard
Joyner hereinafter referred to as my client who worked as an
independent oil magnate in my country, who died in a car crash with
his immediate family in East London on the 5Th of November 2014.

My late client a former Sub-Controller working with Chevron Texaco Oil
here in the United Kingdom and had Left behind a deposit of Five
Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only (£5.5
million) with a Bank. After the death of my client, the Finance Bank
contacted me, as his attorney to provide his Next of kin who should
inherit his fortune this according to them is their policy in sure
circumstances.

Since the death of my client, I have written several letters to the
embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall
be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal Estate and all
such efforts have been to no avail. I had to inform the finance Bank
about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or
His next of kin.The board of directors of the Bank just adopted a
resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the
payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or
forfeit the money as an abandoned funds. The company had planned to
invoke the abandoned property decree of the company to confiscate the
funds after the expiration of the period given me. Also I have
received official letters in the last two days suggesting a likely
proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line
with existing laws of the institution.

I find this possible for the fullest reasons that you are of the same
nationality and you bear a similar last name with my late client
making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity. I
have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to make
this claim and would make them available to you so that the proceeds
of this bank account valued at £5.5million can be paid to you before
it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable to the Bank where this
huge amount is lodged.I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client
but think it is unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the
government of this country or some financial institution. My aim is to
retrieve these funds and let it be claimed by the deceased family
Lineage, etc. for this I seek your assistance since I have been unable
to locate the relatives for the past 3 years now

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name giving you the advantage so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can
share the money, 60% to you and 40% to me. I know there might be other
persons out there with the same surname as my late client, but after a
little check my instinct tells me to contact you. Can I trust you on
this? I shall assemble all the necessary documents that will be used
to back up your claim.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring
to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should
not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made
for the completion of this transfer.Like I said, I require only a
solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch with me by my
confidential email: djones414@hotmail.com and call my numbers +1859
449 3910 if you would like to give me a call right away or leave a
brief message and I will definitely return your call. If this proposal
is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have
bestowed in you.

Thanks for your understanding.

Best Regards.
Donald Jones
Law Office of Donald Jones
Phone: +1859 449 3910
Email: djones414@hotmail.com

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