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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: Christian Oleary <christianoleary7a@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:06:28 -0800
Subject: Hello
Hello
My name is Mr. Christian Oleary and I live in the USA. I have to reach you
through this medium out of desperation cos I have a business proposal that
might interest you and will Favour both of Us if you are interested. I am a
Barrister and I have a client who shares the same Surname as you but he is
deceased right now.
My client deposited the sum of $7,800,000,00 Usd (Seven Million Eight
hundred thousand USD ) with a bank and left no name as next of kin and ever
since My Client died Of Covid19 no one can claim the money. I have been
monitoring this money for some time now and I think this is the right time
and that’s why I searched for a matching name with my client which is you.
This is why I need you I will be able to prepare all the necessary
documents which will present you as the beneficiary to the money and be
rest assured that this deal is between you and me and nobody else and I
want to assure you that this deal is risk-free and highly confidential so
you don’t have to disclose it to anyone and we can achieve this within 5
working days and you will walk away with your share which is 40% of the
total sum I intend to give out 20% to the charity and the rest of the 40%
for me please get back to me as soon as possible if you are interested so
we can proceed with the deal
Thanks.
Christian Oleary
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