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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: "Fabian E.Robinson" <fabianerobin2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 08:07:05 +0200
Subject: Attn:

Hello,

I am personal attorney to late Morgan Evan ,an American businessman and
philanthropist who died in 2017 and left a very large amount of money in a
bank here in South Africa.The amount I will disclose upon seeing your
response.

Due to the fact that my client died intestate, none of his relatives
know about this account because it was for investment purpose and so nobody
will ever file for the claim. As his personal attorney, the bank has
requested that I provide a beneficiary to the account to avoid confiscating
the funds. This is the reason, I am contacting you to present you as the
beneficiary of the funds to the bank.

As his attorney, I will register you at the Department of Justice as
the beneficiary of the funds and procure the relevant documents in your
name to give you the right to receive the funds from the bank lawfully by
bank wire transfer. Since you will be receiving this money from the bank
into your preferred account in your country, I hope you will not betray my
trust in you to receive the funds pending on my coming over to meet with
you to receive my share As partners, it is fair to split the funds
equally.In order to proceed with the documentation process, please provide
the information below correctly;

1 Your Full Names
2 Your Telephone Number
3 Your Age
4 Your Contact Address
5 Your Occupation

As soon as I receive your information,I will like to have a phone
conversation with you to further build confidence before I will proceed to
procure the relevant legal documents in your name to give you the
beneficiary right to receive the funds.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Kindly contact me on:
fabianerobin2@gmail.com

Regards,
Fabian E. Robinson Esq.

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