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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: dima@prana-band.ru
Reply-To: mrjoelburger@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:01:30 -0700
Subject: Alerting You 26.09.2018

Solicitor:James Saleh
Attorney at law


Dear Sir ,

I have picked up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important and confidential transaction which I have for you, believing also that you will never let me down either now or in the future. I was in New York on a seminar and I got your information from a trade consultant in New York, though I did not disclose the purpose of my seeking for a foreign partner to him.

Unfortunately, I had to leave New York due to urgent appointment back home, this was the reason why I decided to write you this letter immediately I arrived home to my country. My name is James Saleh Solicitor at Law and the personal Attorney/Sole Executor to the late Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez, hereinafter referred to as my client; and was a Billionaire business magnate, diplomat and Permanent Representative of Central African Republic to the United Nations who passed away on September 1, 2015 in Belgium.There is an account that has EUR9.7 Million (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros opened in one of the banks in Madrid Spain by my late client in 2012 and no family member knows about this account or anything concerning it.

On January 2015, Chief Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez summoned me to his office to commence his WILL process, that was when his health condition became worse. He eventually died on September 1, 2015 in Belgium, leaving the WILL uncompleted. The family does not know about his personal deposit of EUR9.7 Million (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros) as it is not listed on the WILL, and all the family focus, is in his Oil/Gas business and other banks where he made some deposit. For more information about my client visit following link. (https://www.naija.ng/538026-billionaire-deinde-fernandez-enters-restaurant-everybody-must-leave.html#538026)

I want to present you as his trustee/business partner who according to him, should for further inherit/investment the sum of EUR9.7 Million (Nine Million Seven Hundred Thousand EUR) which he secretly deposited in one of the banks in the Madrid Spain, so that both of us can share the fund once transferred into your account. . You shall be entitled to 45% of the total sum, while I will take 45% while 10% is to pay back all we invested for the success of the transfer. All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure 100% risk free situation on the side of both parties.

I will secure the vital documents that will make you the beneficiary of the fund to enable us claim it from the bank where the fund is deposited.

The question is, can we work together?

Kindly get back to me for further discussion on this if you are interested.

Respectfully Yours,
Solicitor James Saleh
Attorney at law

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