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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: barr_wisdomeze@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:33:12 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=2C=2C=2C=2C=2CDAY=20GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME?=

WISDOM EZE ,S CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.
(TOP SECRET)




Atten;


I am Barrister Wisdom Eze(Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor,who
worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th of September
2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer A.Goins, an oil Merchant
/ Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death Three
years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11,
from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles, California,crashedinto the North
Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board. All occupants of
the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have
made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate anyofmy clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet,
to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to contact
you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge
deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$35.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide
the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have
the account confiscated within the next twenty official working days. Since

I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3 years
now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$35.5Million can be paid to
you and then you and I can share this money.60%to me and30% to you,while
10% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require. All I
require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this dealthrough.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to
me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your
favour

1, Your full Name


2, Your contact Address


3, Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for
each others

I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address
for security reasons barr_wisdomeze@myway.com,And note that the nurture
of this deal needs a very top secrecy

Best Regards,

Barrister Wisdom Eze(Esq),









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