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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: Daniel Morrison <ddmba2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 02:27:41 +0000
Subject: RE: reply YES" if interested


Dear Sir/ Madam,
My name is Daniel Morrison of MORRISON SOLICITORS LLP London UK. Actually, I got your contact information from your country data directory while searching for a last name similar to my late client Dr. Rita Claudia ...., a therapist at the Budapest center for children with motor disabilities. She with his entire family with the Al Afriqiyah Flight 8U771 crashed on landing at Tripoli airport after a flight from Johannesburg 12th day of May 2010

READ THE FULL STORY: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1277816/Libya-plane-crash-Miracle-Dutch-boy-survives-Tripoli-crash-Afriqiyah-flight.html

Before her death, she deposited the sum of £9.5M (NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) only, with a bank here in the United Kingdom. The bank has mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor for claim before the fund gets confiscated as an unclaimed fund. So, I decided to search for any of my late client's relatives which has been very difficult for me, as she did not declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper works of her deposit.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I would like you to stand as the next of kin to Dr. Rita Claudia ...., since you both share the same last name so that the money will be released to you. With my position as her lawyer, I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client. I will prepare every relevant document that will assist your claims, and facilitate the release of the fund.

Once the money is released to you, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you as your benefit. Please be kind to get back to me even if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another partner via my personal email: mutambadd2@gmail.com
Best Regards
Daniel Morrison
Telephone: +44 7537 105757
Email: mutambadd2@gmail.com<mailto:mutambadd2@gmail.com>



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