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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: "Ajayi Chambers" <aoajayichambers57@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aoajayichambers5@myway.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 03:41:29 +0000
Subject: THANKS AND GOD BLESS

From: Adeola Ajayi esq.

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence,I am making th is
proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a resource person to
help me realise this project.

I am Adeola Ajayi esq a solicitor and investment consultant based in Lagos,
Nigeria. I was attending a business luncheon in Berlin,Germany and I got
introduced to the renowned businessman and property mogul, Mr Andreas
Schranner (of the blessed memory).

He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my primary
assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the Nigeria.

Three months later, I invited him to Nigeria and under my professional
guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of FOURTY FOUR
MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$44,200,000.00) with
security company affiliated with Union Bank of Nigeria.

This deposit was for 12months and upon maturity I made effort to contact my
client, I could not reach him or any member of his family. I was forced to
travel to germany and there I got the tragic news that on July 25TH,2000, my
client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife maria, their daughter eich and
husband christian and their two children perished in the Air France concorde
New York bound flight;

please click here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have made effort to locate any member of his family with strong biological
links to my late client without success. The search to find a close relation
is one that has consumed time and resources.The institution is asking me to
either present a next of kin to late Andreas Schranner or forfiet the
depsosit. My proposal to you now is to present you as next of kinto late
Andreas Schranner and process the deposit and collect the deposits for our
mutual benefit.

My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client gives methe
discretion to present the next of kin.

I will give you 40% for your effort, 50% for me and 10% for Charity and
Katherina Victims. It will amount to injustice if i do not take this
decisive step to secure this deposit, and invest it . The late schranner was
also a friend in addition to our business relationship.

I will wait for your reaction and response and then together we can jump
start this project and nurture it to reality.

Please reply to: aoajayichambers5@myway.com

Your swift response is anticipated.

Yours faithfully

Adeola Ajayi(SAN)



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