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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: okenmili_obalukpi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:41:23 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Regards?=

CHIEF BARR.OKENMILI OBALUKPI L.L.B. L.L.M B.L
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND CONSULTANt
MEMBER CONSTITUTION DRAFTING COMITTEE 1995
Suite 8 Falomo Shopping Complex, Ikoyi LAGOS.

sir,

I am chief Barr.okenmili obalukpi (SAN) personal attorney to
Engr.A.NORTON a national of your country, who until his sudden death on
27th January 2002 was working with liquified natural gas plc[LNG]NIGERIA
herein after
shall be referred to as my client.

My client was involved in the Bomb explosion that occurred at Ikeja cantoonment
and its environs in Lagos,Nigeria, on 27th January, 2002 which, claim so
many lives
and property.Unfortunately, my client lost his live in that disaster that
aught not to have occurred.Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful
attempts,

I contacted a close friend of mine who is a Tunisan.He has lived in your
country but he is presently in Tunisa.He gave me every information about
your business
network and honesty.Having been convienced, i decided to contact you for
this urgent business
transaction.My purpose of contacting you is to present you as the next of
kin to my late client to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client prior to his sudden death before it is confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits valued at about
US$18Million dollars were lodged in.
The bank had issued me a Fourteen [14]days notice to provide the next of
kin or have the funds confiscated .Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over two years now
I seek your consent as to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$18 million US Dollars
could be paid to you.
I have all the necessary official and legal documents that could be used
to back up your claim.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
me as the legal attorney to the deceased in seeing that you receive the
inheritance fund.
I guarantee that this will be executed legitimately to protect you from
any breach of the law.

See the website of the bomb explosion below:
http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020130Lagos3/ for your view

Please get in touch with me via the alternative email
address herein enclosed for security reasons:email address:[okenmililawfirm@hotmail.com]
to enable us discuss further.
Best regards,

chief Barr. okenmili obalukpi
Group managing partner.







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