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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: WASIM SAIFI <xxxxxsaifi76@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 11:57:48 +0100
Subject: CREDIBLE DEAL

Dear Friend,


I write you this urgent mail with great pleasure for your
consideration over a possible joint transaction that will be of mutual
benefit to both of us.


I am Bar. Vincent Olusegun, a personal Attorney to late Dr. Mark, a
foreigner from your country who worked with the Shell Petroleum
Development Company in Nigeria,herein after shall be referred to as my
client before his death. Dr. Mark died with his wife and only daughter
in a plane AF4590 crash involving 109 passengers on board among which
my client and his family were among the five passengers confirmed dead
upon the fatal crash into the Hotelissimo on Monday, 31 July, 2000.


Several efforts have been made towards having access to any of his
relatives but all to no avail. After these several futile attempts, I
decided to contact you over the Internet to assist in repatriating the
money left behind by my client before it gets confiscated by the
Bank/government. Rest assured this transaction is risk free as all
legit supporting documents would be made available to facilitate the
process.


The name of the Bank where my late client had an account valued at
US$10,500,000.00 [Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars] will be made know to you upon your consideration. Presently,
a notice to provide the next of kin to the account or have the money
confiscated if not claimed within a stipulated time period has been
issued.


I, therefore, seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased so as to enable us to lay claims in the pertinent funds.
I propose a sharing ratio of 40% to you,45% for me and 15% for any
expenses incurred in the course of the transaction.


A next of kin in my country could be a daughter, a son, friend,
brother, sister, uncle, aunty, a distance relation or even a
well-wisher, but must be a foreigner too.


Further details will be made available to you upon your kind
consideration. For verification of my client's death, click on the
link beneath. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


Your duty in this transaction is to front you as the
beneficiary's next of kin to the bank to legitimize the transaction
procession. Upon satisfying the funds holding bank's conditions, the
funds will be made available to you either via direct transfer or ATM
CARD deliverable to your home address.

More light will be thrown upon your positive response if and only if I
can have your promise never to betray me once the funds get to you.


Best regards,
Mr. Vincent Olusegun

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