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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: ".From Barr Malcolm Thomas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrthomasmalcolm09@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:39:12 -0500
Subject: Your Consent Is Urgently Needed From Barr Malcolm Thomas.

From Barrister Thomas Malcolm {Esq}
Malcolm and Associate
12 B Kenwyn Road Clapham,
London,England.
 
 
I am Barrister Thomas Malcolm, a British citizen who based in AFRICA, and the personal Attorney to your relation,a foreigner who used to work with AGIP PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY/ Road CONSTRUCTION (NAOC).On Thursday 25th of December
2003, my client,his wife and their Child were involved in a plane crash in Benin Republic, in West Africa.
 
 
   ..Check the cnn website here for confirmation.:   www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/25/benin.crash/index.html..
 
All occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet,to locate any member of his family but to no avail,I contacted you,After going through your profile,I decided to contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank PLC,where these huge deposits were lodged.
 
I am the only person who has legal right to present the next of kin of my late client to the bank,because I have all the legal banking documents to prove my claim beyond reasonable doubt and you have the same surname with my late client to prove my claim beyond reasonable doubt.I want you to help me as the Next Of Kin to my late Client receive this money in your country,because I am planning to come over to your country with my Family to buy a house and invest rest of the money with you. I want us to invest the money jointly in your country as
soon as it is release by the Bank.
 
The Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at about U.s$2.7Million Dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one(1)month now,
 
NOTE: I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,because you have the same surname with my late client,so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$2.7Million Dollars can be paid to you and
then you and I can share the money; 60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may required.
 
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest/unalloyed co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law and I want you to receive the Fund,which will enable me and my family to come over to your country and buy a house to leave and invest the rest of the money wisely.
 
Please get in touch with me first by my secured and confidential, Email: barrthomasmalcolm09@gmail.com immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message. I will equally send my international passport and other necessary
documents to assure you that this business is not a jamboree or Joke and  will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.I highly solicit your honesty and trust concerning this issue as all my hope relay on it for survival.
 
Anticipating your prompt response.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Barr, Thomas Malcolm
 
Email: barrthomasmalcolm09@gmail.com

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