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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: CLIFFORD ALEX <alexclifford206@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexandracliff8@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:55:36 -0700
Subject: Expecting your early reply


56 ANREITH STREET

ROOSEVELT PARK, 2195

RANDBURG JOHANNESBURG


EMAIL: alexandracliff8@gmail.com

ALEXANDER ATTORNEYS

Dear Sir/ Ma,


My name is Adv. Clifford Alexander of Alexander Attorneys, we specialise in
corporate and legal claims. I am contacting you in regards to my deceased
client who died in an automobile accident in Cape Town, South Africa in
2019.

Before his death, my client had (US$ 50 Million) with a financial
institution here in South Africa; In view of the South African Law of
Succession, claims of this nature can only be made by a surviving relative/
family member. Unfortunately he had no will at the time of death. All
efforts made through some Private Investigators in South Africa have
revealed no link to any of his family member, but your name came up.

With the applicable law of succession there is a duration within which such
claims must be applied for, and as a result I am under pressure to present
the next of kin or a relative who will claim the funds, and failure to do
this would legally allow the financial institution to report the funds to
the authorities as unclaimed funds. It is therefore my intention to
introduce you as the next of kin/beneficiary, Please note that I'm legally
equipped with all necessary information/documentations concerning the
funds.

Upon your decision of acceptance, the release of these funds in your favor
as beneficiary will be processed within two weeks. You would be entitled to
50% while the remaining 50% will be mine,

if you are willing to work with me on this, please contact me via email or
phone number above.

In conclusion, it's my concern to demand your ultimate honesty,
co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this transaction. I
assure you that this process would be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that would legally protect you and I from any breach of any law.

Please note; what drives my interest here is not greed rather it would make
no sense to allow this huge amount of money to go to waste when we can take
advantage of the situation, and honestly if we don’t do this,it will still
end up in private pockets of people in government.

Kindly reply me on my confidential email account: alexandracliff8@gmail.com

Expecting your early reply

Thanks

Clifford Alexander

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