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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: WENDY B LUCAS <cliff.hill06@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:03:23 +0200
Subject: Good Day,


Good Day,



I only got your contact details from the United Kingdom Exchange
Information On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the
internet for a reputable individual to assist me sincerely & confidential
which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so I decided to
contact you immediately because your bear the same last name as my late
client. It is my great pleasure to write you this letter. I work in a big
reputable firm here in London United Kingdom. I have a client who is now
deceased

Before my client’s death, she deposited the sum of £2.5M with a bank here
in London, The bank has mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor
for claim before the fund gets forfeited to the British government as an
unclaimed fund. So I decided to search for any of my late client's relative
which has been very difficult for me, as she did not declare any other
person, address, partner or relatives in the official paper works of her
deposit except her late son.

If you are interested Contact me urgently for more information on
*wendy.lucas@accountant.com
<wendy.lucas@accountant.com>* +44 208 089 0998 and I will present you as
the next of kin and we share the funds 50% for you and 50% for me.



Mrs. Wendy Lucas.

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