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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: "Bernard west" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbwestlaw@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2019 12:25:17 +0200
Subject: Kindly Get Intouch!

Hello dear,

I am Bernard West, a personal attorney to a deceased client a national of your country, who was a Shell consultant here in my country.

Since, his death, I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but all efforts to no avail. After the several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you since your bear the same last name.

I am contacting you to seek your consent and to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds can be release to you as his next of kin, proceeds will then be share on a mutual agreement 60%-40%.

Particularly, the bank where the deceased had a Deposit valued at about (USD23.5M) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Deposit confiscated within the next thirty official working days.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Get in touch with me with the below information to indicate your interest

(1) Your Full Name: --------------------------------------
(2) Full residential address: ----------------------------
(3) Phone and Fax Number: ---------------------------
(4) Age:-----------------------------------------------------
(5)Occupation: -------------------------------------------
(6) Your alternative email address: --------------------

Best regards,

Bernard West.

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