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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. Dennis C Heuin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dennishusein55@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 08:52:26 -0500
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED.

FRONTIER FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
PO BOX 43844 Nairobi 00100 Nairobi
Email: dennishusein55@consultant.com
Tel/Fax:+254719880974


Attn.Sir/Madam.

I am Mr. Dennis C Husein a financial consultant. I am the funds adviser developer and manager to Mr. Mark Roberts a national of your country who used to work for a blue chip company in Nairobi Kenya herein referred to as my client.


On the 21st of November 2015, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately loss their lives, since then i have made several enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my late client extended relatives but to no avail. After these several unsuccessful attempts i had to meet with the financial institution where my client has a huge deposit to inform them of this painful loss, i presented the death certificate and the deposit document since i was the direct depositor of this huge funds on behalf of my client, the management of the financial institution advise that i should present a family member for claims. I had to open up to executive director in charge that there is no trace to any relative of my late client, it was then we sat together to run this deal, he advised that i should look for anybody from your country or a foreigner that can stand in the capacity of the next of kin then the financial institution will release the funds t

It was for this particular reason i decided to fly down from Kenya my country to France to see if i can solicit the presence of a genuine foreigner that can act in the capacity of the next of kin to my late client. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared serviceable by the financial institution where there huge deposits are lodged. the urgency of this transaction particularly is the fact that the bank where these funds deposit a total of US$2.4 Million(Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United states Dollars only) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next three months, though the executive director and some of his colleagues who are in charge knows about this deal and have perfected all arrangement that whoever i present they will work with the person speedily and release the funds to the person without delay so the funds can be in your possession f

Be rest assured this deal is 100% risk free and will be executed under legitimate arrangement as i will provide you with the legal papers to back up your claims. You can reach me directly here in France via my direct email and phone number, Direct Tel: 0033751891877 and Direct Email: dennishusein55@consultant.com

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Dennis C Heuin
Direct Tel: 0033751891877

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