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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: "AHMED KABIR CHAMBERS LONDON U.K." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmusmkabchambers@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:07:16 +0100
Subject: Notification of the WILL left in your Favour/

 
FROM: BARRISTER AHMED USMAN KABIR
AHMED KABIR CHAMBERS LONDON U.K.
Dear Beneficiary,
 
I have been waiting to hear from you for a long while now and there has been no message from you and I suppose you must have been previously advised by Late Mrs. Christiana Rully Darmawan who just passed away about few weeks ago at a London Hospital widow of the Late Eng. Rully Darmawan a well known Philanthropist meet his untimely death in the ill-fated crash Indonesia plane crash on 10th May 2012,  She also passed away about a month ago at a London Hospital
Late Mrs. Christiana Rully Darmawan informed me that the money should be released to you to serve for humanitarian purpose such as the less privileged,  motherless children and disaster victims.
 
Recently I received a message from someone in Indonesia (Mr. Sanjaya Mufrodi) from Jakarta claiming he is your partner that you are critically ill and that you have mandated him to proceed with the claim exercise on the Inheritance fund amount (USD5.M) for the humanitarian project as Late Mrs. Christiana Rully Darmawan has mandated you.
 
This person inform us that he is your partner, and you are presently critically ill and for that he has been chosen by you to act on your behalf since he was the only person you informed about this.
 
We only need you to confirm this, and also give little details on this person you have chosen to act on your behalf before we could commence on the procedure of the fund to Inheritance fund to him in accordance with the U.K inheritance policy.
 
However we require that you confirm the followings, Full Names, Address, Company Name, Scan I.D and Direct Tel/Fax. This is for us to be sure it is coming from you.
 
Hope my message is quite understood and we await your immediate response to this.
 
Anticipating your Immediate response.
 
Your sincerely
 
Barrister Ahmed Usman Kabir



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