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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: mgbakojoe1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 16:20:34 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Next=20of=20Kin=20Late=20Engineer=20Edward=20chong?=

I AM BARRISTER MGBAKO JOE
A SOLICITOR AT LAW
CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS(mgbakojoe@yahoo.com)

Dear chong

I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you, as we have not
met before. I am Barrister Mgbako Joe, a solicitor at law, I am the personal
attorney to Engineer Edward chong , a national of your Country, who used
to work with Mobil oil Nigeria plc. Hereinafter shall be referred to as
my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their children were involved
in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while arriving from Easter
Holiday to Warri Delta State. All occupant of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives, since then I have made several enquiries to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has been unsuccessful. I came across
your name and contact, while I was searching for Edward's relations, since
my search did not yield the desired result, I had to contact you for this
project.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the finance house where these funds were deposited. Particularly, the
finance house where the deceased has an account valued $USD18 Million Dollars,
last year issued me a 12 months notice to provide the Next of Kin or have
the fund consignment confiscated, and this altimatum expires by next month.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceed of this deposit valued
at $USD18 Million Dollars can be released to you and then you and I can
share the money, 50% for me 45% for you, and the remaining 5% will be for
expenses and tax.

Please,find,picture of the funds as was taken by my client before it was
deposited at the bank, because he made the money in one of the Oil deals
he had with our Oil Minister. Also is the family picture of Engr. Edward.
This is just to proof to you that my proposal is genuine. I also have all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Get in touch with me through
my email address(mgbakojoe@yahoo.com)
so that we can proceed.

Sincerely yours,

Mgbako joe




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