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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: "Dr. David Clovis(esq)" <clvis_esq@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidclovis_esq@fsmail.net
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:10:05 +0200
Subject: esq.

Dr.David Clovis (Esq.)
Rue Portin X Blaize Diagne
St.Louis Senegal.
Email:clovis_esq@yahoo.co.uk

Attention:The President/CEO.

I am barrister David Clovis (Esq.), an English speaking Senegalese Solicitor & Financial Attorney/Consultant.I was the personal attorney to
late Daniel Thorp who was an expatriate mining consultant/contractor withTeaser Petroleum Corporation in St Louis-Senegal.Mr. Daniel Thorp
here-in-after referred as my client was also a Diamond/Gold Merchant.

Mr.Daniel Thorp made a numbered time (Fixed) deposit for US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) in a bank in Dakar, capital of Senegal with standing statement/agreement with the bank that all correspondences in respect to the fixed deposit contract must be sent to him through my humble chambers. Upon maturity, the routine notification was sent to me whom I dispatched to his forwarding address as usual without no reply. After a month, I sent areminder which I received from the bank without any reply again.

Finally, I discovered from my client’s contract employers- Teaser Petroleum Corporation that he died among many others in the Kenya Airways
flight of 31st January, 2000 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. On further investigations, I found out that he died
without making any WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I also discovered that Mr. Daniel Thorp did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his fixed deposit contract with the bank in Dakar-Senegal.

I am contacting you based on the official letter I just received from his bankers reminding me that Senegalese law states that at the expiration of 5 (five) years the money will revert to the ownership of the Senegalese Government.If I do not confirm the next of kin to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kinto Mr. Daniel Thorp so that the fruits of this old man’s labor will not go into the hands of some corrupt government officials. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide expert legal services that will guarantee the successful
execution of this deal.

I wish to point out that after the claims, I would want 20% of this money to be shared among charity organizations, while the remaining 80% is
shared equally between us. Most importantly, I would also require your assistance towards investing my share in your country or anywhere as
you may advice.

If you are interested, please contact me via my email address :davidclovis_esq@fsmail.netUpon your response, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with the claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email.

Thanks & Regards

Dr.David Clovis (Esq.)





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