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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: Jean Edo <sullivanchime07@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jean.edo@lawyer.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 20:51:22 +0900
Subject: My Dear.

My Dear

I thank you very much for your Attention. And am so happy to write
this message to you. Please I need you to understand the Nature of
this Proposal and also what you are going to benefit from it, kindly
study very carefully this details, I am the lawyer to Late Mr. Luwis.
He is Assian American. He was working in LOME-TOGO as an engineer with
a well-known oil company (Shell Oil Company) in Republic of Togo, is
located in West Africa. Mr. Luwis, was my client and I take care of
all his properties.

He deposited fund worth Nine Million five hundred thousand Euro's in
one of the largest bank in LOME-TOGO (BTCI BANK), when he was alive.

Unfortunately he died in a car accident, since his death I tried to
see if I can find his relatives but all efforts to find them were
unsuccessful.

I contacted you to act as his Relative or business partner to claim
the fund because the bank where the money is deposited are trying to
confiscate the money that is why I contacted you. All you need to do
is to present yourself to the bank and follow my instructions.

Now the bank where the money was deposited called me to provide the
next of kin that will claim the fund. As his lawyer that was why I am
contacting you if you will help me.

I tried earlier to find his relatives or business partner but could
not find, Therefore I am very glad that you responded to this letter,
because if I am not able to provide His partner or relatives to apply
for the claim of the fund,

The bank will confiscate the fund and convert it into a security
account, so it would be so painful that I'll be here and allow the
bank to confiscate my client's fund just because I am not able to
provide someone to claim it.

Also, I want to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. I
am here to provide all necessary information and documents the bank
may require as proof of the claim, because the bank does not even know
the relatives or the co-partners,

You are guaranteed if you made up your mind to work with me, As his
lawyer i advise you to handle the transaction with maturity and keep
the top secret. All documents related to this transaction will be
purchased legally from the relevant ministries.

On your demand i will send the deposit slip of the fund for your view.

I look forward to your urgent reply.

With best wishes.

Jean Edo.

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