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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: "Barrister. Greg Woodhouse" <alert@seala.jp>
Reply-To: greagw399@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:49:09 +0300
Subject: B/R

Hello dear,

Greetings to you, I humbly request your consent and co-operation so as I can present you as an heir/next-of-kin of a deceased account proceeds value US$10.5 Million. I am writing this letter in confidence believing that it is the will of God to meet with you since we have not met before, I got your e-mail address from Local Yellow Page data base of chamber of commerce and industry so with regard to your profile and religious site looking for a trust worthy person and I decided to contact you.

For the sake of introduction, I am the personal attorney to my late client (Mr. Alexander ) a national of your country who used to work as a Contractor and have spent most of his life in my country London (UK). On the 26th of December 2015, my client was involved in a car accident along Tottenham Court Road London. Since then I have made several attempts to locate any of my clients extended relatives and all my effort proved unsuccessful.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets and Capital valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the management of the bank where these huge amounts of funds were deposited. You see, next of kinship is not limited to relations of the deceased, nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship, rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish to will it to (Beneficiary) either formally by write up or informally by secret information disclosure to beneficiary be Him/Her business partner, relation, Kinsmen, friends or well-wishers, therefore by virtue of the above stated, you can stand in as the next of kin of the deceased since is a national of your country

Bear in mind as I earlier stated in my previous mail that if nobody is presented to the bank as next of kin to my late client who will be entitled to the fund, it will be frozen at the expiration of the deadline given by the bank and the board of directors will share it among themselves. To avert this negative development, hence I contacted you for this claim. I know very well that you did not know him but having seeing you have the same last name with my deceased client and also from the same country this is the reason why i contacted you so both of us can partner together to get this done.

The first and most important step to take at this point is to register your information to the bank as the next of kin/beneficiary to the late client, to demand for the release of this fund to you as we have only few weeks away from the final deadline given by the bank for the legal next of kin to forward an application to the bank. Conclusively I will send to you all other details and documents immediately you confirm this message.

I want to assure you this transaction is 100% legal. All documents will be authenticated in your name and favor as the next of kin. Since I am an attorney, I shall ensure every legal step is taken to ensure there is no breach of law, you don't have to go any court since i am here to stand on your behalf and make sure the fund is been transfer into your bank account in your country. I will be representing you locally, and I know how the system works here in my country United Kingdom

Endeavor to give me urgent attention to this message and also call me for discussion. If you would not mind, call me on the receipt of this message for oral conversation, you can as well send your contact information to enable me register with the Bank here:

1. Your full name.
2. Your full contact addresses office or home.
3. Your occupation.
4. Tel/Fax number.
5. Nationality.

Thanks for your understanding

Hon. Barrister. Greg Woodhouse

+447520618856

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