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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: "Barr. Caroline Lody" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.carolinelody@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:15:57 -0800
Subject: please reply

Caroline Lody Solicitors & Associates
74 - 77 Great Russell Street,
London WC1B 3DA, United Kingdom.

I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Steven Vandersande, a Netherland who was a consultant with Shell UK LTD here in London, who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client. Unfortunately My Client lost his life in a plane crash MH17 on the 17th July, 2014 during one of his trip from Netherlands (Amsterdam) to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). My Client left no clear beneficiary to the fund deposited with a Security Company as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the deposit that is still with me.
All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin and relatives have proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to his death. Since then, I have made several inquiries to locate any of my late clients extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful. I decided to contact you if you can be able to assist me to claim this fund after my several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family.

I am willing to give you 40% of this money if you accept to assist me to claim this fund , I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law; all I need from you is your utmost collaboration and sincerity for us to thrive in this deal. I want you to reply me immediately and include your direct phone number so that we can discuss more as regard to this transaction if you are interested. Thank you and Please treat this matter with utmost confidentiality. I await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,
Barr. Caroline Lody.
Phone: +447937692965
My Direct Fax: +448458741197.

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