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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: ATTORNEY FRANK <attorneyfrankduduzani@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:40:04 +0200
Subject: MY CONCERN IS TRUST.

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to
transfer some funds into your bank account. Please do accept my
apology if my mail infringes on your personal ethics. My name is BARR.
FRANK DUDUZANI, a Private Lawyer based here in Johannesburg South
Africa. Honestly it will be my humble pleasure if we can work together
as one partner.

I would like you to act as the Next of Kin to my deceased client who
made a deposit of ($23.5 Million Dollars) only with a Bank here in
Johannesburg few Years back. He died in a plane crash with his
immediate family, without any registered Next of Kin and as such the
funds now have an open beneficiary mandate with a Bank, This means
that any person from your country can act as the Next of Kin of the
deceased person for claiming the inheritance funds without any risk
involved it's 100% legitimate transaction.

Moreso,I have received official letter from the bank suggesting a
likely proceeding for confiscation of the fund in line with existing
laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of ($23.5
Million Dollars). According to the Government Law as provided in
section 129 sub 63 (N), South African Banking Edit of 1961 at the
expiration of 11 Years the fund will revert to the ownership of the
South African Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund.

My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Next of Kin
and beneficiary of my deceased client, so that the bank will pay this
($23.5 Million Dollars) to you so that we can share the amount on a
mutually agreed percentage of 60% for me 40% for you.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin
will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law. If you are interested in this transactions,
Please do let me know immediately, so that I can give you
comprehensive details on how to proceed.

Regards,

BARR. FRANK DUDUZANI (Esq.)

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