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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: tundeajayi002@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:41:45 -0700
Subject: NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR MARK!!

TUNDE AJAYI CHAMBER
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS, NIGERIA
Email;tundeajayi004@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise,please accept the content
in good faith. I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your family.

My name is Barrister Tunde Ajayi a legal practitioner and the personal attorney
to late Mr. Mark who died with his wife and two sons in a ghastly
motor accident along Sagamu express road Ibadan,Nigeria over 2years ago
(21st April 2000).All the occupants in the vehicle lost their lives.My client
was a successful and an accomplished family man, who made enough fortune
before his untimely death. After making several unsuccessful attempts to
locate his relatives, I decided to trace his relatives through the Internet,
to locate any member of his family, though not much progress was recorded.
My late client was a successful businessman, an oil magnet here in Nigeria
and he left behind a deposit of($18,000,000.00usd) in his domiciliary bank
account in a commercial bank here in Lagos. After the death of my client
his bank contacted me, as his Attorney to provide his next-of-kin who should
inherit his funds.

The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated
to provide his next-of-kin for the payment of this money within 31 working
days or forfeit the money to the federal government treasury account as
anabandoned property. The bank had planned to invoke the abandoned property
decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period
given to me.By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate
family, I am very much aware of my client financial standing and the bank
account he operates. I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will
be legally proper to present you as the next-of-kin of my deceased client,
so that you can be paid the funds left in his bank account.

We shall both share the funds. 55% for me and 40% to you, while 5% should
be for expenses in cured during the process of transfer.I shall assemble
all the necessary Legal documents that will be used to back up our claim.

All I require is your honest cooperation 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 law. I am willing to invest 50% of my
share into your country if you can assist me on this issue.

Please get in touch with me by email to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards,
Barr Tunde Ajayi(Esq.)





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