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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: Thomson Benedict<info@lee.org>
Reply-To: n9o464622@gmail.com
Date: 11 Feb 2019 06:05:26 +0200
Subject: Please do not miss this opportunity before you.

Dear friend,

My name is Thomson Benedict, an International Lawyer, a
Solicitor, expert in corporate and legal claims; Also a partner
at Rahmat Lim & Thomson Associates with office in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia and our associate office in Texas, USA. Note, I am
contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died in an
auto accident in March 2015, he was a prominent client of mine
and he happens to share the same last name with you. Before his
death, my client deposited ($25Million) in a Vault with a
financial institution here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the said
money was for the execution of contract I secured from the
government of Malaysia but documents of the said deposit can only
be made by his relative or family member. Unfortunately he had no
WILL at the time of his death and all our efforts made revealed
in the link to any of his family members. However, the New
Malaysia law on succession/claims of funds indicates the duration
in which such claims could be tolerated. I am not sure if this is
the case and I am not sure if I will be able to do so. Lacle of
supersede).

Hence, I and my colleagues have put in place all necessary
requirements concerning the release of these funds and it is my
intention to introduce this opportunity to you as the
beneficiary. Please note that I am legally equipped with all
necessary information and documents regarding this fund and may
be required, but I will process the funds for your release as
soon as possible. so that claiming will be immediate and upon
successful claim and the whole money paid then you will be
entitled to 40% of said funds and 60% for me and my associate
partners.

Anyway for security reasons, I have decided not to add any more
information to this message, but you immediately get in touch
with me, I would be able to inform you on how this could be
executed and concluded. In conclusion, it's my concern to demand
your ultimate honesty, co-operation and confidentiality to enable
us to conclude this transaction and I "GUARANTEE" you that this
process will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect your right without any breech of law.

So contact me immediately.

Thomson Benedict.

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