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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: B <edyqqqm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edybqq@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:59:25 +0200
Subject: FROM EDY

SUBJECT: URGENT ARRANGEMENT

I knew you may be surprised to receive this message from me since you
don't know me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, l am
Eddy Baines; I work for a Life Insurance Company here in the United
Kingdom. It’s hard to imagine that anyone could be a beneficiary of a
life insurance policy and not receive the money but it happens all the
time. Our company has Millions of British Pounds Sterling life
insurance benefits waiting to be claimed by beneficiaries. It is
either the policy is forgotten or unknown because in most cases people
buy life insurance and don't let their beneficiaries know about it. So
when the policy holder dies and the beneficiary fail to show up, the
lump sum will be turned over to government as unclaimed funds

One of our policy holders late Mr. Eric Coetzee a South African
national who until his death was a marine engineer with a UK shipping
company, He died in a ghastly accident with his wife and daughter in
2011. His life insurance benefit (fund) is £1,950,000.00 Great British
Pounds Sterling which is equivalent of R35 245 648 Million South
African Rand
and he has no next of kin to claim the funds and this is the reason I
contacted you.

Our company is ready to payout the deceased life insurance benefit
(fund) to any South African who will present him/herself as the
deceased relative. I am in position to get all the necessary documents
that would be required by our company to back you up as the deceased
next of kin for the benefit payout to enable us share the proceeds as
partners
All I require is your sincerity of purpose to enable us execute this
transaction successfully with the believe that you would not betray me
now or after the money is transferred to your account. This
transaction would be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
neither breach nor go contrary to international regulatory laws.

Furthermore, I shall provide you with more information after I receive
your acceptance to partner with me and please hold this information
highly confidential for now until after the successful transfer of
funds to your account. I therefore await your prompt response to
ensure we commence immediately. please reply back via my private:
edybqq@gmail.com or edyqbb@gmail.com
Thanks and may God Grant us Smooth Transaction and long
family/business relationship. Expecting your reply soonest. May God
bless us on this project.

Best regards,
Thanks and my Best Regards
Eddy Baines

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