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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Benjamin Amadou" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 16:29:26 +0100
Subject: Hello,

Good afternoon,

How are you?

Earlier I sent you a letter about the inheritance left in the Bank by my client, but I did not know if you received my mail. In my letter I stated that I decided to give you this trust, although we still do not know each other personally, I hope that you will not ignore or betray me.

I am writing for an opportunity in my office that will greatly benefit both of us. I am Benjamin Amadou, personal lawyer to Engineer Vasily, who was an oil trader and contractor in my country, where he worked, but unfortunately died in a fatal accident with his wife and their only daughter while returning from a vacation in 2007.

This applies to the inheritance that the deceased had in the bank until his sudden death ($10,500,000), which I want us to demand because he does not have a written WILL or any binding declaration of his property in this country where he lived.

There are no known relatives of the deceased, and the Bank does not know about it. Therefore, since I could not find relatives for so many years, I ask your consent to introduce you to the bank as a legal beneficiary, so that the inheritance is transferred to you, while we divide the fund for me by 40%, 40% for you and the remaining 20% we donate to charity to help combat this pandemic, coronavirus or COVID-19. Please can I trust you?

Understand that the reason I do this is that I feel the need to help in every way in the fight against deadly coronavirus. If you give me the hands of cooperation, we will achieve this. Also with my help as a personal lawyer and in accordance with the state law on inheritance, where the deceased lived, all we need is a few simple steps so that the bank can process and transfer the inheritance to you as the beneficiary since the deceased does not have a written statement of his property until his sudden death.

I have all the necessary legal documents to support you in this lawsuit if you agree to cooperate honestly with me, so I ask only for your sincere cooperation.
I find it very difficult to send these items to you via my main email address because of our differences in mail domain/IP. Write to me through my main email(attorneybenjaminchamber01@gmail.com) so that I can write to you with details.

Write to me in English if you can write in English.

With Respect,
Barrister Benjamin Amadou.

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