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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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From: juliatonson@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 05:22:52 +0000
Subject: My Dear

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVvx-S5PSMAonuYEui2N0ptKVCZg001PxC2kJyPPKa1Fc4NA/viewform?vc
Firm/Company Name:
Barrister Paul Don. Principal Partner,
Don & Associates.
{Solicitor and advocates}
Address: N0 24 Tallinn City Estonia
Email; barrister.felixdkato1@yahoo.com


My Dear,

I know that you will be surprise to read from somebody you have not known
or seen before, But behold" I entreat you to take the will for the
deed. I believed it is indeed one the miraculous work of God that I got
your contact coincidentally when I was searching for the relatives of my
late client: Mr. Dasne M.

I am Barrister Paul Don Esq, (Notary Advocate & Legal Practitioners)
and I am the personal attorney to late foreign contractor Mr. Dasne M., a
Foreigner from your country, an international contractor. My late client
had a licensed Contractor who executed contract in the tune of USD $9
MILLION in Estonia. My late client had completed the contract and was in
verge of nominating his bank account where the $ 9 million would be
transferred by the accredited paying bank here in Estonia,

Well, On The 4th of May 2020, My Client,fell a victim of the infected
Corona virus disease (COVID-19) hospitalize and death.

To throw lights on this and more prove of my story, Please click the
undermentioned BBC ARCHIVE NEWS and CNN.COM NEWS

Since then I have made several enquirers to his embassy to see if I can
locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has all the while proved
unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his relatives (i.e. same surname) over the Internet, to locate any member
of his family but of to no avail.

Basically I am contacting you to assist in accommodating a mega amount of
money left behind by my late client before it is confiscated or declared
dormant by the Bank where this huge approved contract fund is floating
unclaimed . The Bank where my late client had an approved contract payment
valued at Nine Million, United States dollars (US$ 9,000 000.00) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin to my late client to claim this
approved contract payment or have the fund confiscated within the next (10)
official working days.

Therefore, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 2 months now, I am seeking for your permission to present you as the
Next of kin of the deceased since you are still a foreigner , and most
fortunately your Surname is the same with my late client, It will be easier
and convincing to present you as the next of kin to my late client Mr.
Dasne, So that the proceeds of this contract fund valued at (US$ 9 million
USD) can be paid to you.

Then after the transfer, It will be shared as follow: First and foremost,
10% of the total fund will be donated to Church and Motherless babies home
in your country, Then you and I will share the remaining money, 55% for me
and 30% for you, while the remaining 5% will be used to defray all our
expenses incurred during the course of this transaction such like Telephone
bills, Vats and Taxes as the bank or your government may require. I have
all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim
such like e.g the Contract award and completion certificates of DASNE
CONSTRUCTION AND CONSULTING CO LTD, Death certificate of my client , e.t.c.
which i will furnish to you upon your acceptance to do this deal with me.
All I require is your honesty, mutual understanding and co-operation to
enable us actualize this lucrative deal which is a golden opportunity for
us to make wealth for our individual families..

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by
my email as indicated above so that we can commence the documentations
quickly.

Finally I need your Mobile Cell, Telephone & Fax numbers, your age,
occupation and for easy communication in return.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Barrister Paul Don Esq.

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