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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: "usman ali" <usmanali001@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:59:51 +0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

RE: Regarding: Mr. Wallace .

I crave your indulgnece for the unsolicited nature of his letter,
but it was borne out of desperation and current development.please
bear with me.

I am Barrister Usman Ali,a solicitor at law. i was the personal
attorney to Mr. Wallace, a national/ citizen of your country who
owns an auto parts producing company here in the United Kingdom.
Here in after was refered to me as my client.

On the 21th of November 2000, my client was involved in a train
accicent destination japan , all occupants of the train lost their
lives.

I know that my client has no living kin because he is still single
and not yet married, but i went ahead and made several inquiries to
your embassy here in the UK to locate the relative of my client with
all of his informations, i only did this to be double sure of the
fact.

After all informations and action taken by your embassy but all proved
abortive,i went to an internet search,looking for a trustful and reliabe
one to contact that will stand as the next of kin of the said diseased
person.
I have contacted you to assist you as the personal attorney of Late Mr.
wallace
in repatraiting the money left behind by him here in the united Kingdom, i
am
doing this to save time so that the British Government would not
claim and confisticate the huge amount of money valued at USD$18.5million
United States Dollars which is
presently deposited into a security company here as family valuables

This consignment would be confisticated within a short period of time if not
claimed by his relative/next of kin and we have about one
month left.

Since i have been finally successful now to locate from the same country,I
hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to late
Mr. Wallace so that the proceeds of his
consignment valued at US$18.5 million dollars can be delivered to you by the
security company

I would as well as the personal attorney of the diseased make sure
that the consignment is delivere to you, and i would assist to get all
necessary
legal documents that would be needed and used to back up the claim.

I guarantee you 100% that this would be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that would protect you from any breach of law.
I will like to inform you also that upon the reciept of this consignment by
you,we will
schedule a meeting and your and shall share the fund at the tone
of 30% to you and 70% to me.

Please reply me through my private emal address:usman2_ali@yahoo.co.uk
so that i would direct and instruct you with full informations/steps on what
to do
in respect to this claim.

Do send me a number with which i can reach you.

I await your urgent response/reply.

Thank you,
Barrister Usman Ali.

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