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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. Yusuf Abdulsamad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yusuf0123@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:24:42 +0200
Subject: Estate Of A Deceased Client.

Dear Sir
 
I got contact on the internet, I have a confidential business that would be of great benefit to both of us. The money we would make from the business; I would invest
my share into real estate in your country because I want to settle down outside UK after the deal. I already made all the necessary arrangement to make the business
easy with all legal backup.
I am the Director of Foreign operations at Pacific west Finance, in Tripoli – Libya but presently  in the UK because our company was affected by the libyian war so we
are working out modalities with an american company that want to buy the highest share in the company, Once they have bought the share, they would take over the
company.
However the business deal I want  to present you is to present you as the Next of Kin of my late client Mr. Mark De Salis. The issue is my client and his next of kin
Lynn Howie are British and New Zealand Nationals respectively. They are workers at Mellitah Oil and Gas, a firm ranked as one of the biggest oil company in Libya.
Unfortunately, they were both murdered by jihadist militia actions on a beach in west of the Libyan capital. Mr. Mark De Salis made a Deposit, valued at
($22,500,000.00) Twenty  two Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars only. The said funds were realized from a brokerage crude oil deal as stated on his
file with us. After the unfortunate incident, we had sent routine notifications to the next of kin address in New Zealand but got no reply.
 
You google Mr. Mark De Salis to know more about my client.
I am now faced with the task of who to pass the fortune to. According to the Libyan law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the Government. I don't belong to
that school of thought which proposes that the fortune of unlucky people be given to the Government.
Consequently, I shall present you to stand in as the next of kin to my late client so that you and I can benefit from the fruits of this man’s labor to enhance
Humanitarian Organization and for investment purposes. Upon acceptance, I shall send to you a copy of the Probate Application Form and the Detailed Information on how
this business would be done.
At this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full co-operation and confidentiality are all that are required for us to take full advantage of this great
opportunity. I am willing to give you 30% of the money once you receive money in your account or cash delivery. Do send your full names, address, and Private telephone
& fax numbers for easy communication so I can fill in your name once I get back to Libya next week. Hopefully money would be ready within 7 days after we submit the
application form.
I look forward to hear from you soon.
 
Yours truly.
Yusuf Abdulsamad

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