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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: Investment Lawyer Henry Lennox <bernardpie4u@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payments@btcfundspayment.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:21:48 -0400
Subject: Your Unclaimed MOSSACK FONSECA Investment Funds

Dear Heir Next of Kin,

Re: MOSSACK FONSECA Funds

My name is Henry Carlos Lennox, former Investment Lawyer and Director
of Investment, Sales and Marketing at Mossack Fonseca Investment
Corporation Panama which had branches in Zurich Switzerland, Florida
and New York USA, London UK, Seychelles and 45 other cities globally.
Mossack Fonseca helped the wealthy and the rich investors in the
society globally to secretly hide their funds and wealth in secret
offshore investments without traces. Following the closure of Mossack
Fonseca Corporation Panama, an Investment Inheritance Fund listed in
your name as heir next of kin to the fund US$15.5 Million US Dollars
(including interest amount accrued that has accrued to the) is now
ready and approved for payment to you. The original investors has
passed away in the Caribbean Island of Martinique and I shall give you
more details about the fund as you reply.

As a former Investment Lawyer and staff at Mossack Fonseca, I have
copies of the investment documents that bear your name as the next of
kin to the fund. I would like you to partner with to claim the fund in
your name while we share the funds between us. Send me your full
details to enable us commence the fund claim process as I have all
necessary investment papers and documents needed to successfully claim
the fund in your name. The claim process last within 2 to 3 weeks
maximum period and the fund will be release to you as the next of kin.

Because of certain issues, Mossack Fonseca Corporation has close down
following Government authorities directives. As a result, the
Corporation is paying out all funds invested at the Corporation to the
respective beneficiaries investors (if they are alive) or paid to
their heir next of kin (if the investors has passed away). The
Corporation and their Bankers have designated over 35 Paying Banks
located globally including New York, London, Istanbul, Madrid, Dubai
and Johannesburg for the payments of these funds.

You can read more about the Corporation's closure via below links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/panama-papers-law-firm-mossack-fonseca-closes-doors/
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/new-panama-papers-leak-reveals-mossack-fonsecas-chaotic-scramble/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/14/mossack-fonseca-shut-down-panama-papers

I wait for your urgent reply to enable us to successfully claim the fund.

Regards

Henry Carlos Lennox

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