{"success":true,"data":{"id":"fake-advance-fee-inheritance-scam","label":"Fake advance fee / inheritance scam (419 fraud) — deceased stranger left millions + pay attorney/transfer/demurrage fees to claim","description":"Email from a fake barrister, bank manager, or financial advisor claiming a deceased stranger left millions in an unclaimed estate, dormant account, or security trunk — and offering the recipient a percentage for helping transfer the funds. The catch: they must first pay escalating \"fees\" (attorney fees, transfer tax, demurrage, clearance certificates) that continue until the victim stops paying. Classic 419 / Nigerian prince advance-fee fraud, now also presented as oil contract overpayments and surplus government funds. Interpol/FBI: advance fee fraud causes $700M+ in annual global losses; once victims pay one fee, they are pressured to pay more with the promise that the payout is imminent.","tier":"danger","category":"scam","isThin":false}}