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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: "Usmain Amin" <steve.williams@brookgreen.eu>
Reply-To: <emirate_amin.legislator@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 18:23:44 -0700
Subject: Urgent Call For Partnership

Urgent Call For Partnership

My name is (Barrister AMIN USMAN esq.) An International Lawyer from (UNITED KINGDOM) A spokesman and a close confidant to the Rockefeller family one of the richest families in the United States of America. I have in my legal care the sum of $15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred United State Dollars) Only belonging to Dr. Richard Rockefeller who died in a JET CRASH on the 13th day of JUNE 2014.

This money was deposited with a bank (BANK AND COUNTRY UNDISCLOSED) for Hospital and Charity organization establishment in the name of Dr. Richard Rockefeller, Dr. and I were the only witnesses to this deposited funds, The proposed project were design to commence by December 2017, According to fund deposit agreement which was made with the bank and I ( Barrister AMIN USMAN esq.), should give the bank five Months notice should they be any change in plan and wishes to recover the funds by my legal appointed NEXT OF KIN which has been done before now and I have every right to legally present to the bank NEXT OF KIN for recovery of the funds.

Now that DR. RICHARD is dead and fund recovery arrangement has been concluded with the bank, I would want you to partner with me and receive this money into your bank account as the appointed beneficiary NEXT OF KIN to my late client DR. RICHARD ROCKEFELLER. I will give you more details when I get your response of interest to my business proposal. In the meantime, you can read through the link below for information about Dr. Richard and the entire Rockefeller family history.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/14/nyregion/richard-rockefeller-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash.html?_r=0

As soon as I receive your interest to assist on this, I will give you further information and guide you on how to contact the Paying Bank to let them move funds into your designated bank account in your home Country.

PLEASE NOTE: NO TRAVEL IS REQUIRED ON THIS, I WILL FORWARD MY ACCOUNT WHERE MY SHARE WILL BE FURTHER TRANSFERRED INTO AS SOON AS FUNDS REACHES YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND OUR SHARE IS 60% TO ME AND 40% TO YOU.

Regards,
Barrister AMIN USMAN (esq.)
Attorney at Law


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