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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: "Robert Paulson"<webmaster@silvasoft.be>
Reply-To: robert.paulson2021@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:15:29 -0500
Subject: A legitimate arrangement that would legally protect you...


Attention: I=92m Robert Paulson, expert in corporate and legal claims; I=92=
m a partner at Robert & Brooks Associates. I am contacting you in regards t=
o a deceased client of mine,Mr Kevin Ash (Aged 53)who died in an auto accid=
ent in George, Western Cape, South Africa in March 2013, he was a prominent=
client of mine. Before his death, my client deposited Forty Five Million F=
ive Hundred Thousand United States Dollars at the vault of a financial inst=
itution here in South Africa; documentations regarding this transaction ind=
icate that claims can only be made by his relative/ family member. Unfortun=
ately he had no will at the time of his death. All efforts made revealed no=
link to any of his family member. However, the New South African law of su=
ccession/claims/fund indicates a duration in which such claims could be tol=
erated. The financial institution have mandated me to present the next of k=
in or a relative who will claim the funds and Failure to respond to this ul=
timatum would legally allow the financial institute to report this funds to=
the central bank of EU as unclaimed funds(Lack of supersede). I have put i=
n place all necessary requirements concerning the release of this funds and=
It is my intention to introduce this opportunity to you as the beneficiary=
. Please note that I=92m legally equipped with all necessary information/do=
cumentations concerning this fund. Upon your decision of acceptance, I woul=
d process the release of these funds to your possession; you would be entit=
led to 40% of the said funds and 60% for me. For time difference and confid=
ential reasons, I strongly advise that you firstly contact me via email. Im=
mediately you get in touch with me, I would be able to inform you on how th=
is could be concluded. It=92s been my wish to have an investment outside my=
country, so this is an opportunity for me to invest my share of these fund=
s in your country. In conclusion, it=92s my concern to demand your ultimate=
honesty, co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this trans=
action. I GUARANTEE that this process would be executed under a legitimate =
arrangement that would legally protect you from any breach of aw. Robert Pa=
ulson LLB=20

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