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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: "Barr. Grace Anthony" <www.grace@globe.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Barr. Grace Anthony" <barr.graceanthony@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:31:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN APPROVE

Greetings to you dear beneficiary
I am Attorney Barrister Grace Anthony. A deceased Client of mine Name Engineer. Alvaro Ors, a Road contractor Engineering, made a numbered time Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$8.5Million at (BOA) in 2015. Upon maturity the Bank Financial and Security Department sent me a routine notification in accordance with the bank policy 6 months ago to give info about my deceased Client. After some months later they sent me a reminder and finally i discovered from his contract employers at Right Proper Brewing Company Brookland Washington, DC that My Client, his wife and two children died in their plan for a world cruise on 31st October 2015, in the Airbus A321 operated by Russian airline, crashes over central Sinai. You can view this website for more info on the death of my client:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34687990

On further investigation, i discovered those mentioned in his will, such as wife and 2 children died on the incident which made my attempts to trace his next of kin fruitless. This sum of US$8.5million was kept in the (BOA) Security Department for safekeeping to enable him has direct and immediate access to the funds for a contract that he intended to execute. According to the Government Law as provided in section 129 sub 63 (N), Banking Edit of 1961 at the expiration of 4 years deceased deposit will revert to the ownership of the State Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund as next Kin.

I rechecked his files just yesterday and discovered he mentioned your name as his relations which I speaks about it with the Bank CEO Brian T. Moynihan earlier today as he already accepted to allow you claim the said amount as you bear the same surname with him. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of that my deceased client who happens to be a relation of yours, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $8.5million can be paid into your account. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provide by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

You are advised to kindly reply with the below details enclosed to help me process your claim documents.

(1) Full Names:.................
(2) Residential Address:.......
(3) Country of Residence:....
(4) Age:...................
(5) Email Address:....

Warmest Regards.
Barrister Grace Anthony

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