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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: "douglas akintola" <douglasakintola@msn.com>
Reply-To: douglasakintola@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 04:46:13 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?

                                                                                         
 

                             AKINTOLA CHAMBERS

                         

 
Private / Highly Confidential
 
Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next-of-Kin
I write this letter in confidence, believing that it will reach
you in high spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of
confidence and trust that matters in a transaction of this
nature. Though, I know that this proposal may make you apprehensive
and worried, but I assure you that all will be well at the end. Before
proceeding, I wish to introduce myself.
I am Mr Douglas Akintola,personal attorney to late mr robert chapman.
I would appreciate your assistance.
The Proposal:
A Citizen citizen of your country, Late mr robert, a Petrochemical Engineer with ElemePetro-Chemical Co. Rivers State. Until his death On the 21st of August 2000 in a car accident along Sagamu Express Road. where all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
He operated a domiciliary account with Eco bank plc and had a closing balance as at the end of September 2000 amounting to $7.5 million ( seven Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars Only),the bank now expects a next of kin as beneficiary to no avail.Valueable efforts have been made by Eco Bank Plc to get in touch with any of late mr chapmans family as beneficiary to his estates without success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late mr Roberts next of kin, since  he lost his entire family in the accident. Consequently, the chairman and the board of Directors are planning to declare the fund "Unclaimed" and transfer it to special trust fund for purchase of arms and ammunition for ECOMOG soldiers in sierra Leone and Liberia zones in the East Africa sub-regions.
 
In other to avert this negative development,i went to the internet to search for anybody bearing his last name and that was how i came across you. I now seek your permission to have you stand as next-of -kin to the estate of late mr robert ,so that the fund $7.5 million will be released and paid into your account as beneficiary’s next of kin. I will help to arrange all documents and proves to enable  us get this fund out. I have secured from the probate registry an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiary and more so, I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free. Once the fund is moved to your nominated account, you will be entitle to 40%. Your share stays while the rest be for me and some people I will settle here. You will be entitled to substantial part from my percentage, in trust for investment.
If you are interested i would like you to give me the following information
Name.................................
Occupation........................
Phone number.................
Sex......................................
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Douglas Akintola.
 
 
                                                                                        
 
 
 
 
 

 

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