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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: Mr. Hope Franklin(Esq.).<berk@celikhavalandirma.com>
Reply-To: mosesgodson792@gmail.com
Date: 31 Dec 2021 16:11:15 +0000
Subject: Attention Needed

Virtual Lags & Associates.
Offices: 1-2 Faulkner's Alley
Cowcross Street EC1M6DD, London , UK

Dear sir/madam,

First and foremost, I'll like to apologize in advance if the
content of my message does not meet with your personal or
business interest, but with view to the urgency attatched to
establishing this mutual business relationship with your
goodself, I deemed it necessary to contact you.

I am Barrister Hope Franklin (Esq.), an International legal
practictioner/ solicitor at-law, and the proprietor of "Virtual
Lags & Associates".

Consequently, I am obliged to inform you that I had clients (Mr.
Joseph Knight & Mrs. Linda Knight, nationales of the your
country, who were both Pastors of Rock Church Northwest in
Monroe, Washington (USA). These couple have been doing wonderful
Missionary works for over 30 years, conveying the gospel around
the world, and ofcourse they created tremendous impacts in the
lives of many people living in poverty around the world.

It is sad however to review this heartbreaking memory, but due to
my intension to build a mutual business relationship with your
goodself, I am previleged to uncover this story. These couples
persay were amongst the 83 passengers on board Alaska Airlines
Flight 261, heading to San Francisco & Seattle from Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, which crashed into Pacific Ocean not far from
Los Angeles, on January 31, 2000.
You can find more details on the websites below:

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

However, as the family Attorney, I wish to crave your indulgence
as to humbly inform you that I have certain information in my
clients file; (A Certificate of Deposit of $13.7 Million), which
he lodged into a Finance House in U.K. during one of their
numerous tours to Europe, early 1999.

Actually, I have made several inquiries and searches in other to
locate the extended relatives who would claim this money and
other estates of my deceased client, but all my efforts has
proved unsuccessful, hence I am contacting you to front you to
the Bank, for you to act as a next of kin to the deceased. With
all supporting legal documents that will qaulify you to inherit
the funds intact, I assure you this money will be paid to you in
due course, thereafter, I will meet you in your country for
disbursement and investment.

The UK based Financial Institution last year issued me a Notice
to contact the next of kin to my late client or otherwise the
account will be confiscated. And since the wife whose name is on
the "WILL" was eventually involved in the trauma, and inspite of
all my futile endeavours to locate any of the extended relatives,
I am left with no choice now than to look for a reliable
individual to front to the bank so that the bank will pay you
this money, instaed of letting such huge sum of money being
confiscated for no just course.

At the moment, what I require from you is your TRUST, CONSENT,
HONESTY SUPPORT and CO-OPERATION to us get this funds with your
name. This deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.

Please, If this proposition resents your moral values, do accept
my apology, and ignore the email, but if you are willing to be
part of this good fortune, then get back to me with the following
information to enable us establish a verbal discussion or
deliberation of this
subject;

1.Your Full Name: ............................
2.Address: ........................................
3.Marital Status: ...............................
4.Occupation: ...................................
5.Age: ...............................................
6.Sex: ...............................................
7.Nationality: .......................................
8.Telephone/Mobile Number:: ................
9 . Valid e-mail Address: .....................

I am looking forward to doing business with you in the nearest
future.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Hope Franklin(Esq.).
Virtual Lags & Associates.

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