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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: "Charles Bala" <charleysinfo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:19:13 +0000
Subject: Attn:Stoner

FROM: CHARLES BALA & PARTNERS
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND TRADE MARK AGENTS

Attn: Stoner,

I am Barrister Charles Bala, and the personal attorney to Mr.Mack Stoner, a
national of your country,who used to work with Shell Petroluem Development
Company in Nigeria, Here in shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st
of April 2001, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in
a car accident along Benin-Lagos expres road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives but has proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate any viable native of his country
hence I contacted you.

I am only contacting you to assist me in repartrating the estate valued at
US$13million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.
The bank officials have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confisicated within the next fourteen official working
days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to
the deceased. I shall procure all the neccessary documents to back up our
claim legally and as his personal attorney, I have all the neccessary
documentation to back up our claim legitimately.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim effectively. All that is
required from you is your honest trust and cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

On receipt of your favorable response, I will send across the Text Letter of
Claim, which you will fill and forward to the bank. Importantly,kindly get
in touch with me through my private email preferably{charlesbala@uku.co.uk}
for more details.

Also include your direct contact telephone/fax number for further
correspondence and to convey the relevant documentations across to you. I
will also require your professional advice of profitable investment and
business opportunities available in your country fort investment purposes.

Finally, I will employ you to keep this matter as a top secret.

Hope to hear from you soonest for further details.

Best regards and God bless,

Charles Bala (Esq.)

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