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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: "Barrister Rechard Douglas" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 03:02:10 -0700
Subject: From Barrister Rechard Douglas

Dear Sir,


My name is Barrister Rechard Douglas, Attorney to Engr.

Kewal Pajpul, an Indian National who was a gold merchant

based in Accra Ghana in West Africa. On the 19th of

January, 2012, my client traveled to Kano State in Nigeria

West Africa to seal up a contract deal with a Mining firm

based in Kano State, but unfortunately he was killed by

the coordinated bombing and gun attacks in Kano by the

Boko Haram Sect an Islamic religious sect in Nigeria, in

which over 100 people were killed on the 20th January

2012.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of $45 million

United States Dollars with a bank in Ghana meant for the

purchase of a gold field in Ghana which I am fully aware

of as his attorney.

Since his death, the business could not continue which

made me to demand back the fund from the bank but I was

asked to present the next of kin to the deceased.

All effort made to get the relatives of the deceased

proved abortive hence I have to seek your assistance to

stand as the next of kin to my client, on condition that I

and you will share the fund on the modalities as may be

agreed by both of us once it is transferred into your bank

account.

I have all the necessary documents to back up this claim.

Await your urgent response.

Thanks,

Barrister Rechard Douglas

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