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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: Uwafe Motosh <tbmq.ksa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unccomissionng@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:34:29 +0100
Subject: Re: Please get back to me with trust and good faith.

Good day,

My name is Uwafe Motosh, I am the legal personal representative
(attorney ) to one of listed UK Govt releases names, data of 56 dead
Nigerians with no relatives to claim their estates My client died in
united kingdom some years ago ( precisely 2020 ) due to Covid -19
Virus pandemic.

Presently I am in the isolation center for medical treatment which I
will explain better to you once I hear from you, I want to seek your
approval to share some information with you about my late client
inherited funds laying in a Financial Institution in the united
kingdom worth (£11,200,000 pounds sterling) which I believe will
interest you. Because the UK Govt said those with claims to any of the
listed names will have to provide details
of the relationship which I have all the original relevant documents
as proof of claim to back you up.

Also They have given a warning Notice on my late client unclaimed
estate because it has a 30-year time limit from the date of death
before it is removed as an unclaimed funds if no one comes for the
unclaimed funds. I want to present you for the claim to benefit the
both us which we shall discussed as soon as I get good response from
you.

Please kindly let me know if you are interested so that I will furnish
you with more details about the transaction.

Please go through the webpage below on the government policies to
claim this funds.

https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/uk-govt-releases-names-data-of-56-dead-nigerians-with-no-relatives-to-claim-

their-estates/

https://flip.it/t4rqYA
If you are interested to assist me in retrieving this funds please
forward to me your Full Names /Contact address And Phone Number, as
soon as you receive this email.

Waiting for your positive response.

Regards,

Uwafe Motosh
Uwafe Motosh & Associates.

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