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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.Richard Griffin." <reachard@channel730.in>
Reply-To: richardgriffin717@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:21:10 +0300
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,

I'm Richard Griffin. A family researcher and member of the Federation
of Probate and Asset Researchers LTD (FPAR) here in Scotland,United
Kingdom.

We are detectives Heir Hunters looking for a distant relative of a
deceased person without the precise contact details of family members
regarding unclaimed funds deposited in a bank here in the UK.

The FPAR is a state-controlled holding organization to search for and
find missing or unknown foreign heirs who can claim a specific sum of
£9,000,000.00 (£ 9 million) belonging to a client who died an
intestate and before the Scott could reverse the money discovered as
public funds.

The search for foreign beneficiaries of this unclaimed inheritance was
proven unsuccessful and after several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to follow his surname on the Internet to locate a member, therefore I
contacted you. I have been unable to locate foreign parents/relatives
For years now, instead of losing everything, I ask for your consent to
introduce yourself as a member of a family since you have the same
last name. If you can accept, you will receive 30% of this amount
after working as a reward price while 70% will be mine. I have all the
necessary legal documents that covered the filing, so all I need is
your honesty to allow us to succeed in secret.

I can guarantee that this will be performed as part of a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any violation of law OK.

Please contact me.

Regards,

Mr.Richard Griffin.

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