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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: LAW FIRM <lawf0935@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:52:38 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS

Partnership DEAL....

KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: (officialj1993@gmail.com )

Hello Friend, I am (JOHN JACOBSON)
A Lawyer from the United State of America (USA).
Legal adviser and close confidant to the late (CEO LEE IACOCCA)
A wealthy businessman in America.
Have in my legal care the sum of ($15,500,000.00 USD) (Fifteen Million
Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars) Only
belonging to my late client CEO Lee lacocca who died a natural death
on the 2nd day of JULY 2019.

This money was deposited with a (BANK ) outside USA for Hospital and
Charity organization
establishment under the name of the LEGEND (CEO LEE IACOCCA),
Mr. Lee and I were the only witnesses to the deposited funds before his
death,
The proposed project was to commence
by the end of September 2020. inline with the fund deposit agreement
made with the bank,
I ( ATTORNEY JOHN JACOBSON ), should notify the bank three Months prior
should they be any change in the original plan and wishes to recover the
funds by my legal
appointed NEXT OF KIN, I have done that before now and the fund is free
for
claim with the effect of this January 2021.
Now I have every legal right to present you before the bank as
the NEXT OF KIN claimant for the recovery of the funds.

NOTE: MR. LEE IACOCCA is dead and fund recovery arrangements has legally
been concluded
with the bank in 2020, I would want you to partner me and recover this
money into your bank
account as the appointed beneficiary NEXT OF KIN to my late client CEO
LEE IACOCCA.
I will give you further details on how to proceed when I get your reply
of interest for partnership .
NOTE: I have recently retired from legal service due to so many health
issues I have had to deal with over the years. So, I would want you to
represent us better in this.

KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: ( officialj1993@gmail.com)

Once I receive your reply with interest for partnership as well as the
required data below,
I will give you further information on things you may need to know and
guide you on how to contact
the Paying Bank to let them do the needful and move this funds into
your
designated bank account in your home Country.
Below information is required from you for proper documentation of claim
and release
of funds to your name by the bank.


1 Your Full Names......................... ..............
2,Your telephone Number........................ .........
3,Profession.................. ..........................
4,Age......................... ..........................
5,Sex......................... ..........................
6,Marital Status........................ ................
7,House Address....................... ..................
8,Int,Passport OR work ID ..............................


NOTE: NO TRAVEL IS REQUIRED ON THIS, I WILL FORWARD MY BANKING ACCOUNT
WHERE MY SHARE OF THE FUNDS WILL BE FURTHER TRANSFERRED INTO AS SOON AS
FUNDS REACHES
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, OUR SHARING FORMULA GOES LIKE THIS (50% TO ME AND
50% TO YOU)

KINDLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: ( officialj1993@gmail.com)

Best-Regards,
John Jacobson
Attorney at Law

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