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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: David Hilton
Reply-To: davidhilton8422@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:10:45 -0700
Subject: MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP

Greetings!


I hope this email reaches you in very good condition. I am Mr. David Hilton, Account/Audit Manager, Credit Suisse Bank, Cabot Square London, UK. I have contacted you regarding a business proposal that will be of great benefit to both us and the less privileged. As Account Manager/Audit Department at the Greater London Regional Office, I discovered an amount of GBP 15,800,000.00 (fifteen million eight hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling) in an account belonging to one of our foreign clients, the late Mr. Manzoor Hassan. He was a business magnate who died in a helicopter crash in 2014. Mr. Hassan was 54 years old when his wife, his only son Avraham (Albert) and his daughter-in-law died in a helicopter crash .

The choice of how to contact him arose from the geographical nature of the place where he lives, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality established in this document. Our bank was now waiting for one of the relatives to apply for the inheritance fund, but unfortunately all efforts were in vain. I personally have not been able to find any relatives or other relatives of Mr. Hassan. In this regard, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/future beneficiary of the deceased so that proceeds from this account amounting to £15.8 million may be paid to you.

This amount will be paid or shared in these percentages 55% to me and 45% to you. All the necessary legal documents that can be used to support this inheritance claim are not a problem at all. All I need is to put their names on the documents and have them legalized in the UK High Court to prove that you are the rightful beneficiary of this fund. All I ask now is your sincere cooperation, confidentiality, and trust in enabling us to complete this transaction. I guarantee 100% success and that this business transaction will be carried out within the law.

Please provide the following details below as we have 5 business days to process them:

1. Your full name
2. Telephone number
3. Contact address

After a methodical search, I decided to contact you in the hope that you will be interested in this proposal. Please confirm the confirmation of this message and indicate your interest. I will provide you with detailed information.

Your acceptance of this email and business proposal is greatly appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Greeting
David Hilton

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