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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: "Duke Gando" <dukegando@handbag.com>
Reply-To: duk_gando@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 03:12:13 -0700
Subject: BARRISTER DUKE GANDO.



GANDO'S CHAMBERS
16,IKORODU ROAD IKEJA
LAGOS- NIGERIA.

duk_gando@yahoo.co.uk (MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL)
Tel:234-804-2145618

Dear friend,

I am BARRISTER DUKE GANDO, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to
Mr.Alan Stan,an australian who used to work with shell development
company. in
Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On
the 21st of April
2000, my client, his wife And their three children were
involved in a car
accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to
your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved
successful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace any of his
extended relation,but all the effort to locate any member of
his family was
to no avail,hence I contacted you.
his extetended relative as
to enable us in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposited. Particularly, the
finance company where the deceased had an
account valued at about
USD$18,000,000
(eighteen million dollars) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confisicated within
the next ten official working
days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present
you
as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account
valued
at USD$18,000,000(eighteen million dollars) can be paid to you and
then you
and me can share the money.
60% for me as initiator,35% for you while 5% will
be set aside for
reinbursement to both local and international expenses incure
in the
process of this transaction,I have all necessary legal documents that
can
be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest
co-peration to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from
any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email and send
me
your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about
this
transaction.

Best regards,
BARRISTER DUKE GANDO.

dukegando@yahoo.com(PLEASE REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL)


(MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL)
Tel:234-804-2145618

Dear friend,

I am BARRISTER DUKE GANDO, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to
Mr.Alan Stan,an australian who used to work with shell development
company. in
Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On
the 21st of April
2000, my client, his wife And their three children were
involved in a car
accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to
your embassy to
locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved
successful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace any of his
extended relation,but all the effort to locate any member of
his family was
to no avail,hence I contacted you.
his extetended relative as
to enable us in repatriating the money and
property left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposited. Particularly, the
finance company where the deceased had an
account valued at about
USD$18,000,000
(eighteen million dollars) has issued
me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confisicated within
the next ten official working
days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in
locating the relatives for over 2 years now I seek your consent to present
you
as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account
valued
at USD$18,000,000(eighteen million dollars) can be paid to you and
then you
and me can share the money.
60% for me as initiator,35% for you while 5% will
be set aside for
reinbursement to both local and international expenses incure
in the
process of this transaction,I have all necessary legal documents that
can
be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your
honest
co-peration to enable us see this deal through.
I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from
any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email and send
me
your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about
this
transaction.

Best regards,
BARRISTER DUKE GANDO.

duk_gando@yahoo.co.uk (PLEASE REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL)




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