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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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Fraud email example:

From: willly@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 04:37:30 +0100
Subject: I await your most urgent response

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

May the love and peace of God be with you and your family.
I am BarristerWilson Madu, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal
Attorney to Engr. Peter Torres, a Nationale of Chile, who has lived in my
country
for the past twenty years, and who hereinafter shall be referred to as my

client.

In May 4, 2002, an Air Crash involving an Executive Airline Service (EAS)
BAC-1-11 Aircraft in Gwammaja Quarters, a densely opulated area in KanoState
claiming the lives of about 102 persons on board and innocent personsaround
the Gwammaja Quarters. My client and his family happened to be among the
crashed victims.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially, the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank (Name withheld) where this huge deposits were lodged.where the
deceased had an account valued at about USD$10,150,000.00 (Ten million,one
hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars only)
has issued me a notice toprovide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated.The
request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by
the fact that the customer was a foreigner.

I therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at 10.150 million dollars can
be paid to you, as my client's Next of Kin, so that you and me can share
the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All legal documents to back upyour
claim, as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Note that it does not necessarily
matter, whether you are biologically related to the deceased or not. As
you can bear with me, a next of kin as one, may be a Parent, Sister, Brother,
Close Relative, Associate, Friend or even a Well-wisher. So, whether you
are related to him or not is never a barrier to your kinship in the transaction.

I await your most urgent response, preferably via email, so as to enableus
discuss further about this transaction and your entitlement on the transaction.

Best regards,

Wilson Madu Esq.




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