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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Yulson Zackman <innomwebaze100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yz26252@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 03:46:47 -0700
Subject: GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Dear Sir/ Madam

I am Barrister Yulson Zackman, I got your email contact from your
country's online email database while i was searching for a reliable
business partner, I am the personal attorney to late Mr. Bernhard
Ozsvath, A German National who was a senior staff of Reynolds
Construction Company Uganda (R.C.C.U). he died on December 19 2018 in
auto crash along Nansana Express way.

My client has account with bank here in Uganda valued at $15.7M USD
(Fifteen Million seven hundred thousand united states dollars) under a
fixed deposit, after the deposit maturity, the bank started requesting
for his next of kin, I have made several inquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives since after his death, But all my efforts
to locate any of his relatives proved unsuccessful.

Recently, the bank asked me to provide a next of kin who will claim
his funds or have his account confiscated and divert the funds into
central bank of Uganda as unclaimed funds, Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for years, I am seeking your
consent to present you as the next of kin since you are a foreigner,
so that the bank can release the money to you for the benefit of both
of us, This money has been dormant for years in the Bank without
claim, and I don't want the money to go into the central bank of
Uganda as unclaimed funds.

Please I would like you to keep this as top secret between both of us
alone, I have the necessary information and legal documents needed to
back up the claim, All I require from you is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this project will
be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.

This is the great opportunity which i can not afford to lose, please
think about this and get back to me, Thanks as I am looking forward to
read your positive response to enable us proceed.

Yours Faithfully,
Barr. Yulson Zackman

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