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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: Robert Marc <robertmarc@libansak.com>
Reply-To: info@modernexper.com
Date: 28 Nov 2023 10:01:30 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION NEEDED

Dear friend,

I am Mr. Robert Marc, a portfolio management consultant based in Brussels, Belgium. I got your contact information from your country's public records while searching for a last name similar to my late client, a business magnate by name Engr. Delbert «Lastname», who lived and worked in the Oil &amp; Gas sector as a petroleum chemical engineer here in Belgium for over three (3) decades prior to his death. He died of a STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) a year after the demise of his wife and two children in an impacted Collision. Do not be amazed by this letter. I am contacting you based on the trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction. I decided to contact you after a series of unsuccessful attempts to locate any of his extended family members.
 
Prior to further explanation, please accept my apology for this unsolicited mail. I am conscious of the fact that this is certainly not a predictable way of approaching and fostering a relationship of trust. But because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this issue, I got to this point. Before the misfortune; He had an insured fixed monetary deposit valued at ?8,900,000.00 (Eight Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Euros Only) with a financial institution for 8years according to the European Banking Authority (EBA) Articles 16(1) and 26(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (EBA Regulation). The holding financial institution has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make claims as the financial institution code stipulates that “insured fixed monetary deposit " not claimed must be turned over to the Euro Clearing House (ECH) after Ten (10) years as unclaimed asset and made unserviceable in accordance with existing laws.

Therefore, I ask for your consent to be in partnership with me for the claim of this insured fixed monetary deposited benefit. The proceeds will be processed in your name and on your behalf. I know you may not be anyway related to my deceased client, but for the fact that you share the same last name with the deceased. I can guarantee that if you give me your consent and follow my instructions, the deposited benefit will be released to you. Mind you that this transaction is risk free; there is no iota of risk connected to this project, as I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction effectively. Once the fund is released to you, the total money will be split on a 50/50 (percent) basis as our benefit.
                    
All legal documents to back up the claim as my late client's beneficiary will be secured and forwarded to you as we proceed. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. Please be kind to get back to me by email if you are willing to collaborate so that we can start with the process of claim as soon as possible. Please understand that we do not need to make undue publicity as this can hamper the process taking into cognizance that we are not quite sure if you're really related. Discretion must be maintained. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology.

Otherwise please contact me at once to indicate your interest via reply email.

Kind regards,
Robert Marc,

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