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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: Mr. Alfred Henen <gara@heloisegraham.ml>
Reply-To: alfredhenen1@gmail.com
Date: 6 Jul 2022 18:38:53 -0500
Subject: Private Information.

Greetings,

Account provision for transfer of $45.5 Million USD

I am Mr. Alfred Henen, Chairman of the contract department reconciliation/appraisal boards of the German West African Company (GWA). I'm writing to see if you can help me protect cash worth $45.5 million left by our late foreign contractor, whose stated address has been lost since he and his family died. To enable our organisation to transfer the funds to you, you will be identified as the deceased's next of kin. Because it is not required that the Next-of-Kin be a blood relative or share the same nationality as the deceased. Please be advised that a Next-of-Kin can be anyone, including friends or organisations. You will be reimbursed with 30% of the money at the conclusion of the transaction. This transaction is completely risk-free, however due to my position at GWA, it should be kept secret and confidential.

When I receive your affirmative response, I will provide you with more information regarding the transaction. You can reach me at the following email address: alfredhenen1@gmail.com

Note: Because of my position, I have the deceased contract file with me in case our organisation has any questions about the deal, and the process to lay a claim on the monies as the next of kin will be lawfully handled to avoid any violations of our nations' laws.

Thanks for your understanding, looking forward to hear from you soonest.

 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Alfred Henen

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