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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: Barr, Roma Bosch <no-reply@eneba.com>
Reply-To: Barr, Roma Bosch <faxfax959@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: 09 Sep 2020 00:58:23 -0700
Subject: Re: Barr, Roma Bosch ..

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: faxfax959@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,

Firstly, before I proceed, I must first apologize for this
unsolicited letter to you. I am aware that this is certainly not
a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of
trust, but you will realize the need for my action. I got your
contact information from public fax records while searching for
your contact information.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may
surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no
previous correspondence between us. My name is Barrister Roma
Bosch. I am the financial security Advisor to Late Ms. Susanne,
who lived in Spain before she died along with his family on a car
accident along Madrid express high way road, which occurred on
27th December 2015. My deceased client was born by migrant
expatriate engineer that came to Spain in the 50`s. I have been
his financial security advisor for many years before her death.

Before the Crash; she had a balance deposit of US$9,500,000.00
(NINE Million, five Hundred Thousand United States dollars only)
with a Safe Bank here in Madrid Spain. As the financial security
advisor to my late client, the bank has mandated me to present
her heir/inheritor to make Claim which on her drafted last will
and testament your name was attached as the beneficiary (Next of
Kin).

After preliminary efforts of enquiring, I found out that my late
client willed out this fund to your name, because you share the
same last name with her. I was given an ultimatum to look for the
next of Kin (beneficiary) for the claim or have the fund
liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with existing
laws to avoid the deposited fund to be confiscated and taken to
the Bureau of bank Security as unclaimed. I decided to contact
you.

In accordance with the law of inheritance here in Spain, it is
clearly stated that whereas the deceased died without living
behind an offspring or the immediate biological family are no
longer alive, such as in this situation, any of the deceased
extended person on his drafted will stands to inherit whatever
property or money left by the deceased. It is on the basis of
this section of the law that I want to present you to the bank
since the deceased has attached your name to inherit this fund. I
know you may not be anyway related to my late client but having a
same last name with her, also gives you the chance and privilege
to forward for the claim. The modality I have in place,
guarantees that if you follow and obey my instructions the money
will be released to you.

All the documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next
of Kin I shall provide them. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction. I will work
out all modalities to complete the operation effectively. Once
the deposited fund is released to your name, the fund would be
shared in the ratio of 40% for you, 45% for me as my commission
and 15% for charity. You need to make enquiries on how to set up
a financial company there in your country for my 45% . Send your
response to my private email: info@tradewalla.com for further
clarification.

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.
Kindly get back to me if you are interested for further
explanations and directive. We have only period of 60 working
days to make this claim.

PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: faxfax959@yahoo.co.uk

Yours Sincerely,

Barr, Roma Bosch
Email: faxfax959@yahoo.co.uk

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