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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: "Rodriguez Sorrels" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rodriguezsorrells8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 02:28:50 -0000
Subject: Greetings

Good day
 
 
I am Rodriguez Sorrels, Solicitor and Advocate at Law. I am the personal Lawyer to Late Engineer Felix, A citizen of your Country, Working in an oil servicing company here in my country. Referred to as my client, On April 5th 2014 my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a plane crash all the passengers on board unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
 
 
 
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged. The Bank where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($68,205,000.00) has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next fifteen bank working days.
 
 
 
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5years now and due to the fact that you’re from the same Country with my Late Client, I decide to seek your consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin, of the deceased, So that this account valued at ($68 Million Two Hundred & Five Thousand Dollars Only.) can be paid to you and then You and me can share the money. 40% to me and 40% to you while 20% will go to charity .All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I, from any breach of the law, confirm your interest by replying to this email.
 
 
Yours in Service
Rodriguez Sorrels
Attorney At Law
 

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