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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: Steven owen <sowen8031@gmail.com>
Reply-To: skornsteinlaw@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:06:03 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Michael,

I'm Steven Kornstein, an attorney-at-law to late Mr. Michael Borseth,
a national of your country and a former director of (ConocoPhillips
petroleum industry) based here in the United States (USA). I am
pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal which I believe will profit the both of us after completion.
I contacted you after a careful thought that you might be capable of
handling this business transaction, which I will explain below. I
sincerely seek for your assistance with the transfer worth ($18.7
Million U.S Dollars) that my late Client deposited with the Bank here
in United States.

On 31st of January 2015, my Client, his Wife and his three children
were unfortunately involved in a fatal car accident along West Stock
bridge highway. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives and all attempts to trace his next of kin were also fruitless.
My position here as a U.S certified attorney requires me to
investigate and provide the Next of Kin who will stand as a close
relative to claim his fund, I therefore made further investigations
and discovered that my late client did not declare any next of kin or
relation in his Will, including his bank deposit paperwork in the
bank.

Base on U.S Law, such fund will be place confiscated after 6 years if
nobody applies to claim the fund. To prevent this from happening, I
have decided to seek your assistance to stand as his next of kin so
that the said fund ($18.7 Million U.S Dollars), would be released in
your name as the next of kin and paid into your account. Therefore I
will stand as your attorney / representative here to ensure that this
amount is legally deposited into your account and then i shall come
over to your country for the sharing of the fund, 45% to me and 45% to
you while 10% will be donated to the orphanage homes.

Your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this business is required
from you. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

Your Full Name:-------------
Address: ------------------
Your Age:-------------------------
Occupation:-----------------------------
Your Telephone, and Mobile for Communication Purpose:--------------------

All documents and proof that will have you claim this fund without
stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this mail.
<skornsteinlaw@gmail.com>


Best Regards,
Attorney Steven L. Kornstein, Esq.

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