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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: drwilliambrown1956@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:53:04 +0000
Subject: Good Day My Dear.

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedqOPOX084QJE2aqdR4iLEA49LXMky_yqH69DmJtdcsP_OCQ/viewform?vc
Good Day My Dear.

I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense benefit to
both of us.I am Dr. Brown Williams the director in charge of auditing and
accounting section of a bank here in Republic of Benin,my department came
across a huge sum of $20M belongs to deceased late Mrs. Surti Dahlia, a
German/Dutch businesswoman and widow from Netherlands who was one of the
victim of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) which crashed in the
south of the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014 on the way from Kuala Lumpur
International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport killing all
on board. Mrs.Surti DAHLIA is number 130 on the list of the manifest of the
flight.

Since her death,this bank has been waiting for the next of kin to come for
the claim of her balance, having gone through a methodical search for her
next of kin, I personally have failed in the search for her relatives.

I seek your consent to present you to the bank as the real next of kin of
the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20M can be
paid to you. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's
next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this transaction through.

This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from all breach of the law. If this business proposition
offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this
opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this
matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await
your prompt response.

On the conclusion of this transaction to your account, 49% would be given
to you as gratification, 3% for expenses and for the orphanage, while 48%
is for me.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Dr. Brown Williams.
infowb56@yahoo.com.hk

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