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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: "CHIEF ANTHONY .I. IDIGBE" <punukachambers.san083@msn.com>
Reply-To: <a.idigbeprivate@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:39:09 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM PUNUKA CHAMBERS !!!








PUNUKA
CHAMBERS
PUNUKA
ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS


Address: Plot 45 Olio Adjuror
Street
off Amide Akin made
Street
off Admiralty Way , (by White Dove School )

Lekki Phase 1,

Lekki-Lagos



ATTENTION:
RE:
TWENTY SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INHERITANCE CLAIM (US$26, 500,
000. 00)
Before I start, I
must first Apologies for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is
certainly an unconventional approach in starting a relationship but as time goes
on you will realize the need for my
action.
I am
CHIEF ANTHONY .I. IDIGBE (SAN). I am a Legal representative, an Attorney and
private
account manager to my late client in the Year 2007, my
client by name Mr. Ambrovic Sally who passed away, leaving behind a cash
inheritance of Twenty six million Five hundred thousand United Sates Dollars
($26,500,000.00)
All efforts by me
to trace his Next of Kin
proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to his
death.
The
Financial law of inheritance clearly allows for the deceased Bank to use
deceased money as deemed fit, should the inheritance money be left unclaimed for
a period of thirteen months after the death of the account owner. The Governing
Body of the BANK where the fund was deposited has contacted me on this matter
and I am yet to provide the Next of
Kin to lay claims 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 my late client's fund will not be confiscated by the bank after a long
period of time.
The
reason why I have contacted you now is because I want to present you as the
beneficiary and next of kin to late Mr. Ambrovic.
The Inheritance
Law clearly leaves the bonus of proof of who is or is not the next of kin, to
the deceased Lawyer to prove. As the deceased Lawyer, the Law says l have the
final say of who is the beneficiary of the deceased estate. This is 100% percent
legal. As a legal representative I know
this.


I propose a sharing
formula of 50% for me while %40 for you if you will agree to stand in as the
next of kin and have the funds deposited into any account that you will provide
to the bank during the process of claim. I will give details on my next email
what the 10% balance would go for.
If you are interested
in this proposal and you are ready to keep this proposition in absolute
confidentiality and trust, then contact me at once, and we can work out the
details, and the issue of your
compensation.
Give me a call on the below
Contact Number soon as you receive my email

+234-803-2173666

Regards,


CHIEF ANTHONY .I.
IDIGBE(SAN)


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