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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: "prince olowu" <barr_princeolowu13@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:59:08 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

ATTENTION: DEAR WHEATON


I AM BARRISTER PRINCEWILL OLOWU PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND ADVISER TO LATE
MR.KELLY WHEATON. AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND ENGINEER WITH TRANSOCEAN OIL
SERVICES COMPANY A MULTINTIONAL COMPANY WITH AREA OFFICE HERE IN
PORT_HARCOURT,RIVER_STATE NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON THE DEATH OF ENGINEER MR. KELLY WHEATON, WHO WAS
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD BY HIS EX-WIFE LUCY, MR.KELLY WHEATON, WAS KILLED BY
HIS EX-WIFE WHEN SHE DISCOVER THAT HER HUSBAND HAS CHANGED HIS WILL
INCLUDING HIS FUNDS HERE AND ESTATE IN FAVOR OF HIS ASIAN GIRL FRIEND (SUE
PERKASA) WHO OPERATED BEFORE HIS DEATH HERE IN NIGERIA AS A HARLOT.

WITH THE RECENT PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA, THAT LEAD TO THE DEATH OF SUE
PERKASA THE ASIAN GIRL ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 2005. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT
SUE DIED WITHOUT WRITING A WILL. AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR KELLY
WHEATON, THE ESTATE AND THE FUND ARE PRESENTLY BEING CONTROLLED BY MYSELF
WITH THE RECENT LETTER FROM THE BANK FOR THE DORMANCY OF THE SAID ACCOUNT,I
HAVE NOTICED WITH MY INVESTIGATION THAT MR. KELLY HAS THE SUM OF
$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) DEPOSITED INTO THE SAID
ACCOUNT I HAVE REPLIED TO THE BANK FOR AN EXTENTION OF TWO WEEKS AS TO
ENABLE ME PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT.

IT IS ON THIS I AM SEEKING YOUR FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP AS TO ENABLE ME PRESENT
YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUND AND ESTATE,FOR THE
RELEASE OF THE SAID FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT PENDING MY ARRIVAL THERE IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT.

I HAVE RESOLVED TO OFFER YOU 35% OF THE SAID SUM FOR THIS ROLE, 5% HAS BEEN
SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES IN THE COURSE OF
THIS TRANSFER IT IS IMPOTANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M HERE, WITH MY POSITION
AS AN ATTORNEY WILL SECURE EVERY LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THIS CHANGE IN
YOUR FAVOR HERE IN MY COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY RISK ON YOUR SIDE, THE ONLY ROLE I
REQUIRE FROM YOU IS THE PROVISION OF THE UTILIZATION(SOURCE) ACCOUNT AND THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF EVERY STEP THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, FOR THE FACT THAT I
HAVE MY PROFESSION TO PROTECT AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER. TO AFFECT THIS
CHANGE IN YOUR FAVOR I SHALL REQUIRE YOUR.
1)your name in full
2 your full contact address
3) your confidential telephone number (mobile)
4) your confidential fax number
please forward your response to this my e_mail (barr_princeolowu4@yahoo.com)
as to ensure confidentiality

Sincerely,
BARRISTER PRINCEWILL OLOWU

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