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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: "SAMUEL LEITE," <leitesamuel328@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:55:14 +0400
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Greetings Dear.

First I must solicit your
confidence in this opportunity,

i was going through the site when i came across your profile i was
captivated by your Name, I Am Samuel Leite, working with HSBC Bank London
United kingdom, A foreign Based merchant in oil and Gas made a fixed
deposit in my Bank, as the Account officer I recently made a routine check
to his forwarding address to renew the deposit contract i discover that he
died without a Will Or Declaration of next kin to the deposited paper
works when he made the deposit, so all efforts I have made to locate his
relatives has proved abortive, This amount of money is still lying in the
Bank and no one is coming for the claim , according to the Bank ethics and
law, at the expiration of 3 years the fixed deposit duration elapsed
without renewal, automatically the Central Bank becomes custodian of the
money, I am so glad to come across your information through chamber of
commerce directory which actually prompted me to contact you as you both
bear the same Name, My proposal is that I would like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to the deceased Bank Customer, this is simple I
would like you to respond immediately for me to prepare the necessary
claim document that will pave way to place you as the next of kin to
subsequently transfer the money to your account, Upon your response I
shall provide you with more relevant details that will help you understand
the transaction We should observe utmost confidentiality and be rest
assured that this transaction will be most profitable for both of us.

Yours in Service,
Samuel Leite
London United Kingdom

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