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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: "Barrister Ole Bjorn Tellefsen" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:56:20 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MAIL...

Attention Sir/Ma`am,

Do permit me to introduce myself briefly; I am Ole Bjorn Tellefsen of the VOKINTAG ASSOCIATES

MADRID, SPAIN. Actually, I got your contact information through the Canadian public records

while searching for a last name similar to my late client, a business magnate by name Mr.

Williams Roocroft who lived in Spain for Nineteen years; he died along with his family during

the Atlantic Hurricane Katrina which occurred in August 2005. Do not be amazed by this letter.

I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this

transaction.

Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this UN-solicited mail to

you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a

relationship of trust but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim I

decided to reach you via this media to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized

or confiscated by the authorities. Before the catastrophe; He deposited Consignment/Vault

containing the sum of $11.4M (ELEVEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a

Finance/Safe Keeping company here in (UK) United Kingdom and he did not disclose the exact

content of deposited diplomatic box to the treasure house as cash but Personal valuables for

security and personal reasons.

As the attorney to the late Mr. Williams Roocroft, the Finance/Safe Keeping has mandated to me

to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the vault will be

confiscated and taken to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security as unclaimed, I was given an

ultimatum to look for some relative to come for the claim or have the Vault liquidated and

made UN-serviceable in accordance with the existing laws "ATTICUL 104B".

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to no avail, I

decided to contact you, my suggestion to you is that I will like to present you as the

beneficiary to this vault, I know you may not be anyway related to my late client but having a

common surname with him is a possibility that the vault will be released to you. I can

guarantee that if you are willing and interested I will put in place all necessary modality in

accordance with the Law to legally present you as the true Next of Kin and true beneficiary.

This transaction is 100% risk free as I have worked out all modalities to complete the

operation effectively. Once the diplomatic consignment is released to you, we shall divide the

content in the ratio of 45% for you, and 55% for me as our benefit. Each ($5.2 Million for

you) and ($6.2 Million for me), Kindly indicate your interest in this letter either via any of

my email provided or you can call or send me a fax for further clarification. Endeavor to get

back to me whether or not you are willing to collaborate with me or not So that I can further

my search for another partner.


I wait for your quick response.

Kindest Regards,
Barrister Ole Bjorn Tellefsen.

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