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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: "Barriste, Antonio Ernesto," <"www."@view.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Barriste, Antonio Ernesto," <office4worktime@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:57:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FUND BENEFICIARY. (3,800,000.00 EUROS)

FUND BENEFICIARY. (3,800,000.00 EUROS)

I am Barrister Antonio Ernesto, an Attorney & Associates to my late client Ms.Maria here in Portugal who died by Cancer of the lungs. I am contacting you because my late Client Ms Maria bears or share the same family name as your and that is why i feel you are her family member.

I want to introduce you to the bank as her family member and as the beneficiary of the fund. I have with me the deposit Certificate, Insurance Certificate and the fund and her death certificate. The fund worth 3,800,000.00 (THREE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS)

My client who died as a result of Cancer of the lungs and she had a deposit of 3,800,000.00 (THREE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) with INVESTMENT BANK OF PORTUGAL here in LISBON PORTUGAL which was meant to purchase goods for export before her death.

She has a Deposit Certificate, Insurance Certificate and Death Certificate to this fund. But as her lawyer, I need your direct phone number and your scan ID card before i will forward all the documents to you. As her lawyer the bank has mandated me to present a member of her family heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the deposited fund will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of bank Security as unclaimed.

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to no avail, I was given an ultimatum to look for some relative to come for the claim or have the fund liquidated in accordance with existing laws.

In accordance with the law of inheritance here, it is clearly stated that whereas the deceased died without any child or the immediate biological family are no longer alive, such as in this situation, any of the deceased extended relative stands to inherit whatever property or money left by the deceased.

It is on the basis of this section of the law that I want to present you to the bank since the deceased has no relation left to inherit this fund. I believe this would works out fine but the ratio will be 50-50 because all transfer legal procedures will take care of and be documented, Please promise me that you will never betray me at last after you receive the fund in your account. I will even prefer if you can come to Portugal and i will take you to the bank and introduce you as her family member.


I earnestly await your response on email.

Your’s in service,
Barriste, Antonio Ernesto,
Tel: + 351 920 561 419
Email; office4worktime@gmail.com

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