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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: Barrister Evans Thomas <mrgrekhans@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barrevansthomas213@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:17:42 +0100
Subject: RE

EVANS THOMAS LAW FIRM
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES
No: 15 Allen Avenue
Ikeja ,Lagos.


Dear Friend

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise.This is
because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you this email
following

the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the
two of us.

However, I am Barrister Evans Thomas Attorney to the late Engr.Ronald
Johnson, a national of Northern American, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum

Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria . On the 11th of November,2008. My
client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident
along

Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since
then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my

clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence
I

contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you
are

the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left
behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge

deposits were lodged.Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about $15 million U.S dollars(Fifteen million U.S.America
dollars).

Consequently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I
have

been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several years now.I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that
the

proceeds of this account valued at $15million U.S dollars can be paid to
your account and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while

5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through
and also forward the following to me:

Your Full Name:
Your House Address:
Your Tele-phone And Fax No:
Your Age and Gender :
Your Nationality:
Your Occupation:

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. Evans Thomas . { SAN }

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