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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: David Duddias <davidduddias21@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:47:34 -0700
Subject: HELLO

I'm David T Duddias, an expert in corporate law and claims; I am a
partner of Thomson &
Co.
I was contacted about a deceased client who was killed in a
car accident inside
Autovía de Madrid in March 2005, is my main client. FI happens to cross
the same NAME as you.
Before his death, my client deposited ($10 million) in a safe
deposit box at a financial institution here
in Europe, the documentation related to this transaction shows
that claims can only be
made up of family members. Unfortunately, she did not have a
will at the time of her death.
All efforts made revealed no connection to any of her family members.
However, the new law on inheritances/claims/EU funds indicates
the period of time in which:
complaints are tolerable. The financial institution sent me
the following
relatives or close friends who are going to request financing
and lack of response to this ultimatum
legally allow financial institutions to report these funds to
the EU central bank as
unsolicited funds ,.
My partner and I prepared all the necessary release requirements.
this fund and it is my intention to present this opportunity
to you as a beneficiary.
Please note that all required information/documentation is
legally provided to me
regarding this background.
After your decision to accept, I will process the release of
these funds for you.
property of; You will be entitled to 50% of the funds and 50% to me
For security reasons, I have decided not to add any further
information to this letter, but
Contact me soon. I can tell you how this happened.
concludes.
Due to the time difference and confidentiality reasons, I
recommend that you contact me first.
via hangout or email"
It was my desire to have investments abroad, so this is an
opportunity to
invest my part of this fund in your country.
In conclusion, it is my concern to ask for honesty, cooperation and
confidentiality to allow us to complete this transaction. I
GUARANTEE that this process
will be executed under the legal influence that legally
protects you from
Glute law

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