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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: Barrister Evans Thomas <support@anarchypw.com>
Reply-To: barrevansthomas2@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:27:33 +0000
Subject: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT!!

Dear Friend


It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise.This is

because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you this email

following the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual

benefit to the two of us.


However, I am Barrister Evans Thomas Attorney to the late Engr.Ronald

Johnson, a national of Northern American, who used to work with Shell

Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria . On the 11th of

November,2008. My client,his wife And their three children were involved

in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.


Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident,

Since then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to locate

any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to tracea his

relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no

avail, hence I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and

property left behind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my

legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.

Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared

unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were

lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at

about $15 million U.S dollars(Fifteen million U.S.America dollars).


Consequently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or

have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several

years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the

deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15million U.S

dollars can be paid to your account and then you and me can share the

money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as

your government may require.


All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal

through and also forward the following to me:


Your Full Name:

Your House Address:

Your Tele-phone And Fax No:

Your Age and Gender :

Your Nationality:

Your Occupation:


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that

will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me

VIA this my confidential email


Yours Faithfully,

Barr. Evans Thomas . { SAN }

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