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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: "alexudo" <alexihi@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: alexokey2@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:29:07 +0200
Subject: TRY AND GET BACK TO ME URGENT

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Alex udo, an accountant with one of the reputable banks in
Nigeria.
I am also an relationship officer to late Mr. Johnson.K.Able, a
national
of your country, who was a contractor with Shell Development Company in
Nigeria.
On the 1st of April 2000, Mr.Johnson, his wife and their two Children
were
involved in a car accident
along Sagamu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost
their lives. Since then we
have been trying to locate any of Mr.Johnson's extended relatives, but
this
has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his
similar
name over the Internet, to locate
any member of his family hence this mail to you. I have contacted you
to
assist in repatriating the money
left behind by Mr. Johnson before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable
by my bank.

Since we have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years
now. I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have similar
name
with Mr.Johnson so that the
proceeds of this account valued at 9.5million US Dollars can be paid to
you
and then you and me can
share the money.60% to me and 40% for you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that
will protect you from any breach of the law. As soon as I hear from you
I
will detail you on the process of the transaction.please relpy here
alexokey2@hotmail.com

Regards,
Alex udo




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