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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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Fraud email example:

From: Solicotor's Desk <solicitorlomsdesk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lomfeseyha@gmail.com
Date: 16 Sep 2021 22:51:27 +0200
Subject: Executive offer (read with open mind)

Dear Sir,

I am Lom Feseyha Esq., a solicitor and attorney at law.

My message may be long but it worth going through, please read with open mind.

I got your email from the IMF Monitoring Unit. You appear on the list of beneficiaries from prime banks all over the world with pending contract supply, lotto jackpot, inheritance or Casino funds payments.

According to my information, the reason why you have not been able to receive your payment is because they are a lot of irregularities in your payment file, which is the bureacratic bottleneck to your payment making it look like you are chasing a shadow.

The truth is that you need a competent, sincere and a reliable attorney to help you out, not the type of attorneys and bank officials that had been extorting you, otherwise all your efforts will remain futile, which means your hope of getting the funds to improve your life and business will remain a dream that never come through hence I wish to engage you for a heart to heart discussion.

Don't feel shy, I am here to help you get what rightfully belongs to you at a zero cost, trust me. I will help you, you will receive your payment and you will get justice but you will in return do one favour for me.

However, even if I have interest in your case and have volunteered to fight and make your dream come through, you will agree with me that there's no way we can achieve all that without you spending money, right?

Well, you should not worry about that. I have a client who's a top government official, he has some funds (60 Million USD) secretly with a security firm and he has solicited for my assistance to look for a reliable foreign expatriate to help him secure the funds for onward investment into any lucrative business because as a government official, he's not allowed to operate foreign account or handle foreign investments. Do me this favour by helping my client and from there you get money to pursue your payment as you will take as much money as you can from my clients funds to solve your problems.

It's quite a simple and hitch-free transaction and I want to assure you that you will not spend a dime of your own money because my client has already paid all the charges to safely keep the funds till date with the security firm.

The only expenses on your part are just your flight ticket to meet here for discussion, sign agreement as your presence will give my client the confidence that you are serious and reliable. And just a small money to open a non-resident domiciliary bank account with any of the banks here where the funds will be lodged for transfer to your bank account in your country.

Please note that you will be authorized and entitled to take as much cash as you can from the funds once released to you on your visit before you lodge it to the bank. This will enable you to reimburse the money you used to buy your ticket and other expenses for this meeting.

What needs to be done: I need from you urgently your full names and address to prepare some documents for the release of the funds and also send me a copy of your passport (data page) to apply for your visiting visa.

Your WhatsApp phone number is also needed to speak with you and possibly a video call for us to see each other.

I look forward to a successful business deal with your esteemed self to enable me to fight your case and to obtain the legal documents for your own pending transaction.

Sincerely,

Lom Feseyha Esq.
Smart Law Firm
Regional Office
https://smartlawfirmqa.com

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