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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: "Personal Email in Message" <noreply@natwestbank.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 13:59:05 +0300
Subject: Dear Friend,


Hello,
I am Dr. Morris Morgan Head of operation NATWEST BANK LONDON Harlesden, No=
rth West London, here in England. I am writing you about a business proposa=
l that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In my department, being th=
e Head of operation Greater London Regional Office, I discovered a Sum of =
=A321.5 Million (Twenty-One Million and five hundred thousand Pounds Sterli=
ng) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Busines=
s Mogul Mr. Moises Saba Masri Billionaire, a Jew from Mexico that was a vic=
tim of a helicopter crash 10 Jan 2010, killing him and his family members. =
Saba was 46-years-old. Also in the chopper at the time of the crash were hi=
s wife, their son Avraham (Albert), and his daughter-in-law. The pilot was =
also dead.
The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of wh=
ere you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and th=
e confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the rela=
tives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally have =
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your consent to present=
you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the procee=
ds of this account valued at 21.5 Million Pounds can be paid to you.
This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% t=
o you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to bac=
k up this claim we are making. All i need is to fill in your names to the d=
ocuments and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate b=
eneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality,=
and Trust to enable us to see this transaction through. I guarantee you th=
at this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect y=
ou from any breach of the law.
Please, provide me the following, as we have 7 days to run it through. Thi=
s is very URGENT.
1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping t=
hat you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of=
this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more inf=
ormation.
Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.
Thanking you in anticipation of your favorable reply.
My Private Email: mailto:morris.e.morgan@gmail.com
Regards,
Dr. Morris Morgan.
morris.e.morgan@gmail.com

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