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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: "Mr. Owen Green" <email@flipexpressstore.com>
Reply-To: owengreen70@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:49:24 -0500
Subject: Confidential Proposition

Dear Friend,


I am Mr. Owen Green, the Auditor General Smith & Williamson Holdings
Limited United Kingdom.

In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an
account which was opened in 1990 belonging to a dead
foreigner who died in 1999.

I have been able to contact the Late account holder's attorney; but
every effort made to track any member of his

family or next of kin has failed, hence I got in contact with you to
stand as his next of kin since you bear the same last name.

He died leaving no heir or a will. His attorney is aware you will
contact him since he has all the legal documents backing the fund.

My intention is to transfer this sum of Five Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars only in the

aforementioned account to a safe account overseas.

I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me and provide
an account or set up a new one that will serve

the purpose of receiving this fund.

For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with a good
percentage of the entire funds. We will share the

funds in the proportion of 60% for you, 10% for the attorney, 20% for
me and 10% will be donated to Charitable

Organizations. After going through the deceased files, I discovered
that:

(1) No one has operated this account since 1999.
(2) He died without an heir; hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account apart from the attorney
and there was no known beneficiary. That is why every process has to go
through the attorney.

If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and
subsequently converted to company's funds which will

benefit only the directors of my firm. This money Would be approved to
you with all the necessary documents in your name.

However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which the
attorney will provide you with and also guide you

on how to make your applications.

Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information
on the modalities of my proposition. I completely

trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential, I look
forward to your prompt response.

Best Regards,

Mr. Owen Green
Auditor General,
Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited,
London, United Kingdom.

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