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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: "Barrister Willie Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrwilliewalker03@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:05:08 -0800
Subject: Awaiting Your Urgent Response


Hello,
It is my pleasure to contact you, having seen your contact from a reliable source. Please this transaction should be kept confidential because of the gravity of the transaction. We all know the past crises of Libya, the stories about late President Muammar Gadaffi and his family. How they looted the Libyans treasury and hide funds in various countries.
I am an attorney to Moatassem-Billah Gaddafi the late son of Gadaffi. He mandated me to deposit the sum of Twenty Five Million US Dollars ($25,000,000.00) with a Security Company which will be disclosed to you as you indicate interest. The fund is in cash, packaged and sealed in 2trunk boxes. Now that the war is over and Moatassem-Billah Gaddafi is dead, there is no member of Gaddafi`s family that knows about the fund. I want to use your contact to move out the fund to your country for investment.
All I need is your total compliance and I will do my best to make sure that the transaction is done successfully. I am a good international lawyer, I am capable of providing every documentation and defense to back up the fund. Any good lawyer is subject to strict standards of professional responsibility. These standards are set forth in codes of conduct and Privileges, ethics, rules of professional conduct that are established by state bar associations. Although the rules varies from state to state, Nations to Nations. But as a lawyer we will not have any problem.
For us to proceed, I will need your full names, address and phone numbers. When I received it, I will submit your particulars to the security Company where the trunk was deposited. They will then make arrangement to have the trunks delivered to you in the given address. When the trunk arrives, I will give you code number to open the trunk to have access to the cash.
For you to assist me, you will be entitled to 35% of the total money and we will set 5% for the expenses incurred in the course of this transaction while 60% will be for me, I will then come over to meet with you for sharing according to proposed percentage for you. If you agree for my proposition, you can write back
Awaiting Response.
Barrister Willie Walker

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