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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: gd_chambers1@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:58:18 -0800
Subject: From Graham Douglas Chambers: Partnership Assistance Required,Please Reply,Its Confidential and Legal(waiting your immediate reply)

From:
Barrister Graham Douglas,
Graham Douglas Chambers,
lagos.

I am Barrister Graham Douglas, 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 Foreign nationality, late Engineer
Steve Moore, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, until his 1997 when he died in a ghastly motor accident where he
died alongside his wife and three children.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate
any of my 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, hence
I contacted you.

I therefore contacting 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 at present, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued
at about US$15Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or relatives to my late client since am they believed that my Chambers should
be able to present to them the true beneficiary Next of Kin or relation.

I need you to assist me by presenting yourself as the Next of Kin so that
the fund left abandoned in my late clients account will be transferred and
the whole money confiscated within the next twenty(20)
official working days.

Though, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for years now
but,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$15Million
can be paid to you through your account by the Paying Bank(banks'name witheld
till you indicate interest)using Telegraphic Wiring into your account for
confirmation.Its after then that,I can share this money with you.

My sharing Percentage in this business are as follows:70% to me and 25%
to you,while 5% 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 deal
through. 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.Below required information will be needed
to file an Application of Claims and Release of Fund to you with those required
information attached to Application as the details of the Next of kin and
the True Beneficiary to late Steve Moore.The application will be submitted
to the bank where the fund is deposited with the following below information
attached.

1, Your full names
2, Your contact address
3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving the fund successfully
4, The complete address of the bank
5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be communicating to
each other.


I will want you to also send your reply to this email address: gd_chambers1@yahoo.com
as soon as you get this mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and
process for success of this transaction.

Regards,

Barrister Graham Douglas.
E-mail: gd_chambers1@yahoo.com



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