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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: "Attorney Welsh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carrickwelsh@pm.me>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2020 19:32:54 -0700
Subject: Kindly reply immediately

 
Dear Friend ;
 
 
I am Welsh Delph Carrick, a solicitor at law, and also a financial account manager to Mr. A.O. Lee, an elderly national of your country, who have account with JPMorgan Chase and Co. with no : CA9890983864, balance value at $3.5 million.  Knowing him for a decade, he always mentioned that he doesn't have any relative apart from his immediate family (Him, his wife and daughter). Sadly, on 10 March 2020, my client, his wife died because of COVID-19 complications, leaving their daughter in an intensive care unit system for months now because of other underlying health problems. She is assumed to recover once an immediate surgery is done on her.
 
The said financial firm knowing the dead of their deceased client without any legal next of kin or family member has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/relative of my client or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved abortive. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to seek for your assistance to present you as the far relative of my late client since you share the same surname and have the investment of my late client released and paid to you as his relative.
 
I intend to part 30% of this funds to you while 70% shall be for the payment the daughter hospital bills and her future. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim with zero percent risk involved. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If you accept this offer, kindly response immediately for more details.
 
Yours sincerely,
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Welsh Delph Carrick
Solicitor at Law
Financial Accountant  [JPMorgan Chase and Co.]
Email :  onlineresponse01@emailn.at

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