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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: "Mr Doswell" <robertnellsona@citromail.hu>
Reply-To: doswellcoakley181@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:54:59 +0300
Subject: Re: BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER

Dear,

My names are Barrister Doswell Coakley,I am contacting you for a partnership in business venture to invest on lucrative business in your country,I want to partner with you for this investment purpose.

I am the legal trustee to late Mr.Paul Louis Halley,who died along with his wife in a plane crash in the year 2003,after the death of my client his estates and funds that where known by member of his family where shared according to his will,but there is a certain amount of funds that my late client deposited with a finance firm in the U.S before his death,which only my client and me are aware of,the only family member that also knows about this funds is the wife of my late client,who died along with my client in the plane crash.

Just last week,the finance firm contacted me as his attorney to provide the next of kin to my late client to claim the funds my late client deposited with the finance firm,according to the finance firm the funds has over stayed their security vault,and if the next of kin of my late client do not make an application for claim for the funds in their custody it will be declared as unclaimed funds by the United States Government and will be use for charity purpose for offernage homes,which does not go down well with me,that was why I decide to search for someone who I can present as the next of kin to this funds,with supporting legal documentation,all I need from you is your hundred percent sincerity and trust.Please note that I am an attorney,and everything will be done legally,so there is nothing absolutely for you to be worried or skeptic about.

I got your contact information through the U.S public records on the internet while searching for someone who can partner with me to lay claims to this funds as the next of kin to my late client.Bellow is a link you can view to be more inform about my late client.

http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm

Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this unsolicited mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim,that is why I am contacting you through this medium.

Before the catastrophe,my late client deposited the sum of $25million(Twenty Five Million U.S Dollars) with the finance firm in the U.S. As the attorney to late Paul Louis Halley, the security/Finance firm in U.S has contacted me and mandating me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the vault will be confiscated by the United States Government as unclaimed funds.

I have worked out all modalities to complete the operation effectively. Once the funds are released to you, we shall divide the funds in the ratio of 40% for you, 60% for me as our benefit.

Please note that there is nothing absolutely to be worried and skeptic about,as I am the only person that knows the existence of this funds,and it is only me that the Finance/Security firms recognize as the legal trustee to my late client.

Kindly indicate your responses to this mail via, my private email address(doswellcoakley181@gmail.com)only,as I do not want this transaction discuss on telephone here in the U.S for confidentiality.

Kind Regards,
Doswell Coakley.(ESQ.)

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