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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: "worlson chukwuemeka" <georgedoe4@msn.com>
Reply-To: worlson_chukwuemeka@excite.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 01:03:58 +0000
Subject: A Call Of Trust

Barrister Worlson Chukwuemeka,
Bangura Chambers Esq,
Solicitors & Advocates.
06 BP 1409 Akpakpa Dodomey,
Cotonou - Benin Republic.
Dear Sir,
I am Barrister Worlson  Chukwuemeka, an attorney at law.
Thismail is written to solicit your assistance to be
presented as next of kin to my deceased client Mr
Andreas Schranner. He made a numbered time deposit
valued US$7.5M,(Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) on September 1998, with an intent of
putting up a gold mining company here in Cotonou and
upon the maturity this bank started contacting him but
to no avail.
On 31 July, 2000, my client along with his entire
family died in a plane crash of Air France Concorde
Airlines. You can read more about the crash on
visiting this
site(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm/)
The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on
this matter, based on the fact that the supposed next
of kin, happened to die in the said crash and I am yet
to provide any other Next of Kin to lay claim to the
fund.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I
shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of
Kin, so that the proceeds of this account, will be
paid to you for our mutual beneift, so that the Bank
will not confiscate this fund  as the banking law and
guidelines here stipulates that if such money remained
unclaimed after five years, the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.
For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are
free to make immediate contact with me through my
e-mail box, for further information regarding this
matter.
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance
while I expect your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Worlson Chukwuemeka.

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