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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 Boris Esq <attorneyboris991@gmail.com>
Reply-To: borisattys@webmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 16:07:05 +0200
Subject: re

ATTORNEY CALEB BORIS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW & SOLICITORS
ADDRESS NO: 0898 MOI STREET
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel/Fax +27 832944078
Email: borisattys@webmail.co.za
Good Day,
I am Attorney Sir. Caleb Boris Esq; I have an urgent and very profitable
business proposition for you that should be
handled with extreme confidentiality.
SUBJECT: A deceased Client of mine ( names withheld) citizen of your
Country whom here in shall be referred to
as my client, made a numbered time Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months
valued at US$15, 500,000.00
(Fifteen Million, Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars) Only in a
bank here.
My client was a Consultant, and contractor with the South African, Solid
Minerals Corporation (SSMC).Upon
maturity the bank has sent a routine notification in accordance with the
Company policy to his forwarding address
but got no reply. After a month they sent a reminder and finally it was
discovered from his contract employers
South Africa, Solid Minerals Corporation (SSMC) that My Client, his wife
and two children died in a plane crash.
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a Will
and all attempts to trace his next of Kin
were fruitless. I therefore made further investigations and discovered that
my client did not declare any next of Kin
or relations in the Deposit paperwork with the bank. However no one will
come forward to claim it according to
The Government Law as provided in section 129 sub 63(N), Banking Edit of
1961 at the expiration of 9 years the
money will revert to the ownership of the Government, if nobody applies to
claim the fund. My proposition to you
is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin and beneficiary
of my deceased client so that the proceeds
of this account valued at US$15.5million can be paid to you, so we can
share the amount on a mutually agreed
percentage of 45% for me 45% for you and 10% for any charity organization
in your Country. All legal documents
to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me.
Your urgent response will be highly
appreciated to avoid making further contacts.
Kind Regards
Attorney Sir,
Caleb Boris Esq
ATTORNEYS AT LAW & SOLICITORS

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