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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: "EUROONLINELOTTODENAVIDAD"<risk@nexus-trader.com>
Reply-To: migulpacoconsult@aol.com
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:29:22 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


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Hermosilla, 3,28001 Madrid Spain Tel: +34 697-902 -740 Fax: +34 911-980-79=
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Email migulpacoconsult@aol.com =

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OUR REF: T&NGO/KN3/EUR4524 YOU=2019RE REF: EUR/INO/ESP DATE: 16/02/2024
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DEAR FRIEND,
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Firstly, Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may =
surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous cor=
respondence between us My name is Barrister Miguel C Paco, (Spanish Lawyer =
and Doctor in Law) a personal Attorney to Late. Mr. Bruce Padore, an expatr=
iate engineer who has worked with the Mining and Smelting Company (Asturian=
a de Zinc S.A. Spain).
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I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of i=
ts nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know that =
a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried,=
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.
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My purpose of contacting you is for you to help me to secure his funds dep=
osited with Spanish Bank before he died, to avoid it being confiscated or d=
eclared as unclaimed by the Bank. The fund value is $11,500, 000.00 (E leve=
n Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars), this money was deposited by m=
y late client before he passed away, he died by stroke and cancer on the 16=
th April 2004, and up till today his relatives remained unknown.
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The Bank has issued me a final notice to contact his relative=2019s/ the n=
ext of kin or else the account will be declared unserviceable and the fund =
will be diverted to the Bank treasury, So far all my efforts to get a hold =
of some one related to my late client has been in vain. Hence, Since this a=
ccount is secret and there is no one left to claim the fund I am contacting=
you. I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as t=
he Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the sam=
e last name, so that the fund will be released to you as his next of kin. A=
ll the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin are=
with me. All I require is your honest cooperation and absolute confidentia=
lity in order to guarantee success.
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I wish to point out that I want 20% of this money to be shared among the C=
harity Organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us.=
This transaction is entirely risk free. I will use my position as the clie=
nt=2019s personal attorney to guarantee the successful execution of this tr=
ansaction. If you are interested, please contact me Tel: +34 697-902 -740 ,=
Fax: +34. 911-980-793 Email: migulpacoconsult@aol.com upon your response, =
I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will=
help you understand more on this transaction.
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The intended transaction will be processed under legitimacy,which will pro=
tect me and you from any violation of law.
If you wish to achieve the goal with me, please kindly get back to me with=
your interest for further explanations and better understanding. Also be k=
ind to let me know if you are not interested so that I can further my searc=
h to another Citizen that has the same surname with my late client.
Kindest Regards =

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Bar.Miguel C Paco
Attorney at Law
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