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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: "DARAMOLA LAW CHAMBERS" <iitaaward22005@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:58:10 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.



FROM:BARRISTER RAYMOND DARAMOLA
R. DARAMOLA AND Co.(SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES)
LONDON OFFICE:
#2 VICTORIA STREET, LONDON
SW1H OND
TEL:+44 7031903196
FAX:+4488719940451.
LAGOS OFFICE:
#100 ALLEN AVENUE,IKEJA
NIGERIA.
TEL:234-8034745451



NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.

This is sequel to your non response to our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees
and Executors to the WILL of late Sir Engr Willy
Bubenik(Ksm), I wish to notify you that
you were listed as beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of
US$1,000,000.00(one million united states dollars only) in the codicil and
last testament of the deceased. The late Sir Willy Bubenik until his death
was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction
company here in Nigeria.

He was a very dedicated Christian and a great philantropist during his life
time. Late Sir Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2002 at the age of 68,he
was buried on the 23rd of February.
late Sir Willy Bubenik even though he was an American living and working
here as a foreigner,he requested before his death that he be buried here. In
his word,"I regard here as my home and the people as my people".
He said that this token is to support your ministry and help to the
less-prieveledged.
I hereby request that you forward any
proof of identities of yours,your current
telephone and fax numbers and your forwarding address to enable us file
necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of
this bequest of money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Raymond Daramola.





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