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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: test@sujeokullari.com
Reply-To: jilo10467@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:17:56 -0700
Subject: Good afternoon,

Good afternoon,

How are you?

Earlier I sent you a letter about the inheritance left in the Bank by my client, but I did not know if you received my mail. In my letter I stated that I decided to give you this trust, although we still do not know each other personally, I hope that you will not ignore or betray me.

I am writing for an opportunity in my office that will greatly benefit both of us. I am Barrister John Ilo, personal lawyer to Engineer Vasily , who was an oil trader and contractor in my country, where he worked for some years now, but unfortunately died in a fatal accident with his wife and their only daughter while returning from a
vacation in 2012.

This applies to the inheritance that the deceased had in the bank until his sudden death was ($10,500,000), which I want us to share with you, because he does not have a written WILL or any binding declaration of his property in this country where he lived.

There are no known relatives of the deceased, and the Bank does not know about it. Therefore, since I could not find any relatives for so many years, I ask your consent to introduce you to the bank as a legal beneficiary, so that the inheritance is transferred to you, while we divide the fund for me by 45%, 45% for you and the remaining 10% will be set aside for all the expenses we might incur during this transaction. Please can I trust you?

Also, with my help as a personal lawyer and in accordance with the state law on inheritance, where the deceased lived, all we need is a few simple steps so that the bank can process and transfer the inheritance to you as the beneficiary since the deceased does not have a written statement of his property until his sudden death.

We will get all the necessary legal documents to support your claim in this deal if you agree to cooperate honestly with me, so I ask only for your sincere cooperation.

With Respect,
Barrister John Ilo

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