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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: Matt Iwe <hj9444726@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jemm1951@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 11:10:24 -0700
Subject: YOU AS NEXT OF KIN

Good Day to You,

I am Matt Iwe, a Manager of Foreign Account Department in a bank. I have a
very urgent and confidential business proposition of mutual benefit.

On 6th of March 2001, a customer, (late) William J., an American national
and oil merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria,
deposited, a valued amount of US$32Million in our branch and upon maturity,
our bank sent a routine notification to his forwarded address but got no
response. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers NNPC that late William J. lost his life to the
ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston to Los
Angeles, which crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC)
with 86 people on board. All occupant of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost
their lives.

On further Investigation, I discovered that late William J. till his death
nineteen years ago did not declare a next of kin in all his official
documents, neither did he leave a WILL. The US$32Million is floating in the
bank and no one will come forward to claim it. According to Nigerian law,
if nobody applies to claim the asset within twenty years, the ownership of
the estate will be reverted to the Federal Government of Nigeria, hence, my
proposal that you as a foreigner stand in as the next of kin of late
Williams J.. It is simple; all I require is your honesty and co-operation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that the transaction will
be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from
any breach of the law.

I will want you to send to me on your return email the following
information.

1. Your full names as the Beneficiary of the Fund.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your private phone number.



And let us consider our ratio of sharing to be 50:50, thus; I as the
originator of the fund will get 50% and YOU as Manager of the fund will as
well get 50% of the transferable fund.

Send your reply to this email <jemm1951@outlook.com> as soon as you get
this mail and decide to work with me on this project to enable us discuss
on the modalities for success of this transaction.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation and understanding. I await for your
kind response.

Best regards.

Matt Iwe.

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