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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: BOBBY BARRISTER FRANK <bfbobby2006@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: frboby22@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:35:52 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dear Partner Madras House, More Details About The Transaction Read.


Dear Partner Madras House,


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.


Thanks for acknowledging my business request and your Interest in this Mutual benefits. First, I would like to give you more information about myself. My full names are Barrister Frank Bobby. Esq, Born on the 9th of February 1955. I am a legal practitioner, married with 3 children. My Office Address is No: 44 Kofo Abayomi Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.

We shall have Honesty and Trust as the first consideration in what ever shall go on between us. I shall need a total Assurance that you will not by any means Sit or Divert the Money as soon as it is confirmed in your custody, without releasing my share to me. Please take your time to study this letter and ask me questions if there are any.

In view of this, I need your assistance to Receive this Money (US$15,Million) on my Behalf as a Next Of Kin to my late client (Steve) Note, there will be No Risk or Trace in Feature against You or Me because i cannot Risky my Life and my personality to a business that am not sure, Besides, every Documents regards to this Claim, has to be Legal for easy Claim.

I want to present you as the Next of Kin, due to the fact that i cannot locate any of the Family like i stated in my Letter of Request, which all the family was involve in the Car accident, that is the reason i decide to contact you because you bear the Same last Name With My late Client and is from Your Country, which would be easy for you to Claim the Fund.

Meanwhile, before i can proceed further to process Legal Documents to Present You as the Next Of Kin to the deceased, I will like You to send me the following information: Your Full Name, Address, Private Phone and your Passport Photograph. These information will enable me process Documents for the Claim of this Fund. For further information you call me on my direct phone 234-802-927-6011.

This transaction is total Risk Free, as long as absolute confidential is maintained, for this purpose you are advice to keep it Secret. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation, as I await your urgent Information, to enable me proceed.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Frank

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