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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: manager@rexpronecorp.community
Date: 30 May 2019 15:55:43 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT

Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Philips, the bill
and exchange manager of Cahoot Finance UK .I have an obscured
proposal for you. Here in my department, there is a total sum of
$8,000,000:00 which has been abandoned by one of our deceased
clients who happened to have lost his life in 2003 plane crash.

Upon maturity,and based on our profession, several notices was
sent to his family, even 7 years after the plane crash, we tried
so hard in reaching the family members but it has been to no
avail. Again in 2010, another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later find out that the deceased
along with his wife and only daughter were all involved in the
plane crash. You can read more about the 2003 plane crash just in
case you have no clue about it.

After further investigation it was also discovered that this dead
client late Paul Louis Halley has the sum of $8,000,000.00 and
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including
the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me
the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of
his deposit in my bank. So, Eight million United State Dollars is
still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim
it. What bothers me most is that according to our Banking Act of
1990, if the money is unclaimed after a period of Fifteen (15)
years, it will be a government property. Against this backdrop,
my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to this dead client late Paul Louis
Halley so that you will be able to receive his funds,all i need
do is to upload your data in our banking system as a Next of Kin
after which we shall share the funds in percentage ratio of 70 %
to me and 30% to you.

MODALITIES:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that
we shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next
of kin to late Paul Louis Halley ,all that is required of you at
this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and
Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have
been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for
claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and of
probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account
that will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in
this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the
attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.

Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to
your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of
70% for me, 30% for you. Should you be interested please send me
your,

Full names,
private phone number,
current residential address.
And I will prefer you reach me on my private company email
address: (servicesalesgoods@gmail.com) and finally after that I
shall provide you with more details of this operation.Your
earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Philips

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