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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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Fraud email example:

From: "James D. Maciel (Esq)" <hoodahubabsabbag@streng-katholisch.de>
Reply-To: huffmanvig@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 12:42:26 +0100
Subject: Re: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED


PRINCIPAL PARTNER,HOPEBAY CHAMBERS.
(ATTORNEYS AND COUNSEL)
No. Address: 60 Riviera Rd, =

Killarney, Johannesburg, 2193
South Africa.
James D. Maciel (Esq)
email: jamesdarrell1@outlook.com
=

Attention,
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be t=
reated as such. I am James D. Maciel an American but currently in South Afr=
ica, a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Mark....... whose=
surname is same as yours, hereinafter referred to as 'my client' who worke=
d as an independent oil magnate in Africa, who died in a car crash with his=
immediate family on the 25th of October 2017. Since the death of my client=
in October, 2017 I have written several letters to the embassy with intent=
to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiar=
ies of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no a=
vail. More so, I have received official letters in the last few weeks sugge=
sting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets=
in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the su=
m of $65.8m USD. The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolu=
tion and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this =
money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an a=
bandoned fund. The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property Dec=
ree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period give=
n to me but after an investigation in the finance company, I found out that=
some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private a=
ccounts for their own selfish interest and only want, to use the excuse tha=
t since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money sho=
uld be made unserviceable and that means submitting the fund to the governm=
ent of this country and some to the company management which is not their m=
ain intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am v=
ery much aware of my client's financial standing. I do sincerely sympathize=
the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to b=
e submitted to the federal government of this country and the finance compa=
ny where it is lodged. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it wi=
ll be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased clien=
t which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws o=
f the land. On this note I decided to search for a credible person and find=
ing that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I m=
ay, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client'=
s surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in=
that capacity as a next of kin of my client, so that the proceeds of This =
Bank Account valued at Sisty-Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand United Sta=
tes Dollars only ($65.8million ) can be paid to you, before they get confis=
cated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodg=
ed. Note that this is legal and 100% risk free since I have all vital docum=
ents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal ri=
ght to make this claim. I find this possible for the main reason that you b=
ear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to pu=
t up a claim in that capacity. Therefore, to facilitate the immediate repro=
filing of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my alternative email=
address signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, =
I will immediately intimate you with the complete details as well and the d=
ocuments, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up=
an application to the bank.
HOWEVER, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will forw=
ard to you in order to bind us in this transaction. Upon the receipt of you=
r reply, I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take. I will not=
fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you=
should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made=
for the completion of this transfer. I guarantee that this will be execute=
d under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of t=
he law. Please get in touch with me through my alternative email jamesdarre=
ll1@outlook.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone nu=
mbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please let m=
e have your opinion as soon as possible and if this proposal is acceptable =
by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I =
await your urgent response.
=

Regards,
James D. Maciel (Esq)
email: jamesdarrell1@outlook.com

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