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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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From: matinscar2013@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:45:03 +0000
Subject: Urgently Urgent

Untitled form

To fill it in, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxwKo9OF0p-vHKtqvTmuI9B8ak4AbGz9tC0xu16DUdxdsNiw/viewform?vc
Dear Sir.

With due respect, I am Lawyer Charles Williams, a solicitor at law personal
attorney to Mr. Thede Eldon Roy from Canada, who used to work with PJSC
Gazprom in Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Here in after shall
be referred to as my client. On the 10th of April 2014, my client, his wife
and their two kids were involved in Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that was
shot down in Ukraine killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members onboard.

Since then I have. made several enquiries to his embassy here to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, in my desperate search for urgent
assistance, I decided to track his last name over the foreign mission
guestbook, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at USD$18.5 million
left behind by my client before it get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the (ICB BANK) here in the United Kingdom ,where this huge
amount were deposited.! And now the bank has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next 72 official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on
receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio
and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal
documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
through the above email or through my direct phone number for more details.
urgent response to this letter will be proudly appreciated.

You can reach me on my ALTTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:-
charleswilliams00171@yahoo.com
Best Regards.

Lawyer. Charles Williams

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