419 scam: Folly Lawson <osanauze@gmail.com> Dear sir/madam,

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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:

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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Folly Lawson <osanauze@gmail.com>
Reply-To: follylawson1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:13:17 +0000
Subject: Dear sir/madam,

Dear sir/madam,

I'm Folly Lawson, a staff member of a bank here in Togo. Please do
accept my apologies I do not wish to invade into your privacy, I am
contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died in an auto
accident on the Iome Highway in 20015, he was a prominent client of
mine. Before his death, my client deposited a sum of $3,700,000.00 USD
(Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollar Only) at
the vault of my financial institution here in Togo, documentations
regarding these transactions indicate that claims can only be made by
his Next of Kin.

Unfortunately he had no will at the time of his death. All efforts
made revealed no link to any of his family members.However, the New AU
law of succession/claims/fund indicates a duration in which such
claims could be tolerated. The financial institution has mandated me
to present the next of kin who will claim the funds and Failure to
respond to this ultimatum would legally allow the financial institute
to report these funds to the central bank of the AU as unclaimed
funds. All necessary requirements concerning the release of these
funds have been put in place and It is my intention to introduce this
opportunity to you as the beneficiary of the deposited fund.

As soon as I hear from you I will give you the details and procedures
of the transaction.

Best Regard
Mr.folly Lawson

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