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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.Eugene Mason" <barristermasoneugene@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 12:41:21 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,
My name is Barrister Eugene Mason, I am sending this brief letter to
solicit your support. I had a client who is an Indian and his name is
Mr.Gurbhagat Singh Bhatti, he was a dealer in magnesite minerals
in Austria and also a Gas dealer in Russia. He died six years
ago in Russia after a Gas explosion in one of his dealing offices
which led to the death of both him and his wife.

He deposited the sum of 4.5 million euro in one of the legendary banks
here in Europe. I have tried all I could to get in touch with any of
his friends or family members but, no way because he had no child. And
the recent death of Covid 19 killed his only brothers in India last
year.

So I want you to apply to the bank as his Business partner so that the
bank can release Mr. Gurbhagat Singh Bhatti funds into your bank
account. I will provide you the guidelines on how to contact the bank
and we have to do this with trust, because I don't want the bank to
transfer the fund into Government treasury account as an unclaimed
fund you will have the 60% from the total fund,while 40% will be mine.
So I need your response,also with your information.

Your full names: ........
Your home address: ...........
Your Occupation..........
Name of your City: ...................
Name of your Country: ................
Copy of any Official ID/Passport: ..........
Telephone number: ...........

Warm Regards,
Barrister Eugene Mason

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