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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: "Direct Axis" <orders@onlinebazaarking.com>
Reply-To: musscube@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:02:57 -0700
Subject: Urgent


SJCHAMBERS- 44450 Strand, RCJ High Court Appeals: 020 7947 7354. My name is=
Barrister Steven Johnson, a legal practitioner in London, England. I saw y=
our contact and profile on Liken-din and decided that you could cooperate w=
ith me in this proposition. I have a client, who was deceased in November 2=
016, Johannesburg, South Africa. I am contacting you because you have the s=
ame surname as my deceased client and i felt that you could help me in the =
distribution of funding that were left in my deceased client's bank account=
. This funding is closed to be declared un-serviceable by the bank as there=
were no indicated next of kin or next of beneficiary of the funding in the=
bank account. The total amount of cash in the bank account of my deceased =
client is US$ 11.3 Million ( Eleven Million, three Hundred Thousand United =
States dollars Only ), The bank had issued to me a notification to contact =
the next of kin of my deceased client for either to re-activate the bank ac=
count or to make claim of beneficiary, of the funding in the bank account, =
with a month surcharge of 6% to be deducted as an Escrow safe keeping fee o=
f the bank account, so as to avoid the indefinite closure of the bank accou=
nt. My proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present your kind=
self as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client, since you h=
ave the same last name with him. This means that the proceeds of his bank a=
ccount would be paid to you as his next of kin or the legitimate beneficiar=
y. When the proceeds in his bank account are paid to you, we would share th=
e proceeds on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 60% to me and 40% to you=
r kind self. All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's n=
ext-of-kin would be provided by me. The most important thing I would need i=
s your honest cooperation in this proposition. This would be done under a l=
egitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law. If=
this business proposition offends your moral and ethical values, feel free=
to back out. Please contact me at once if you are interested. Regards, Bar=
r. Steven Johnson M.ESQ, Senior Advocate/Solicitor. SJCHAMBERS&ASSOCIATES

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