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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. Alexandra Hawkins" <peterblairhciti@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mralexandrah@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:05:31 -0700
Subject: Please get back to me

Good day,

My name is Alexandra Hawkins, I am a retired investment adviser and a
Wealth manager based in London but own an NGO named Stay Safe Benefit.

It may surprise you to receive this letter from me since there has
been no previous correspondence between us. A family Lawyer based in
Birmingham UK called to tell me that there is an unclaimed permanent
life insurance policy held by His deceased client.

The transaction pertains to an unclaimed Payable-on-Death (POD)
savings monetary deposit in the sum of US$1,950,000.00 (One Million
nine Hundred and fifty thousand United state dollars) with a Reputable
Bank.

The policy holder has the same surname as yours who own an Energy
Company here in London. She died in an accident in London 10 years
ago, Since Her death no one has come forward for the claim and all our
efforts to locate His relatives have proved unsuccessful. The
insurance company code stipulates that insured permanent policies not
claimed must be turned over to the abandoned property division of the
state after 10 years.

Therefore, I ask for your consent to be in partnership with me and the
lawyer for the claim of this policy benefit since you share the same
last name with the deceased. If you permit me to add your name to the
policy, all processes will be processed on your behalf.

I wish to point out that I and the lawyer (Mr. Bert Getson) want 5% of
this money to be shared among charity organizations while 5% goes to
me the remaining 90% will be shared between the 2 of you. This is 100%
risk free; The Lawyer does have all necessary documentation to
expedite the process in a highly professional and confidential manner.

The Lawyer will provide all the relevant documents to substantiate
your claim as the beneficiary. This claim requires a high level of
confidentiality, and it may take up to Seven (7) business days, from
the date of receipt of your consent.

Kindly provide the details below so that I can forward all details to
Barrister Bert Getson.

Full name:
Full address:
Direct cell phone number:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:

Your earliest response to this matter would be highly appreciated.

Mr. Alexandra Hawkins

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