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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: "DR Ralph Jean Poole" <poole_ralph@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:03:34 +0000
Subject: Next Of Kin


Dear friend
I am Barrister U.K Bello of Bello
chambers and Associate here in London.
My office is at Manchester Road East,
Little Hulton, Manchester, M_381.

I am the Estate/Financial Attorney to
late Mr Chan Gu dapeng from Guoazhoung city of China
a nationalized British citizen
He lived in Manchester Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne,
Lancashire, OL7 Uk. before his dead.

Mr Chan Gu dapeng was a business morghul.
he was into exportation, properties and oil business.
he has investment in most of the leading oil companies
in world . he has an oil well in Niger delta region in Nigeria
where he lifts and exports crude oil to many countries.
.He was the highest share holder of Shell Nigerian petroliuem Bp in
1994.

Mr Chan Gu dapeng met his untimely dead in tsunami disaster
in Asia his mother continent on a vacation with his family to
Indonesia.
I was contacted as his Attorney by the board of director
shell Bp to look for the relative of late Mr Chan Gu dapeng
to enable them process and authorize the transfer of the accumulated
share
dividend and other accrued investment income that is with the
Union bank of Nigeria PLc. it is about two years
now. I made some research about the relatives of
Mr Chan Gu dapeng and discorvered through a DNA
reports that his "would have been" next of kin which is the only
daughter
paula Gu dapeng and the wife died with him in the Tsunamis invent.
I am contacting you for us to reach an agreement so that I present
you as his next of kin and process the claims with your name.
The bank from Nigeria where he has about $15.5million dollars acrued
from
his investment incomes has contacted me to forward them the
details of my late clients next of kin to enable them release the money
to the person. I need your full cooperation to champion this
transaction
to a succesifull conclusion.

All the documents will be validated in your name. And
I will also affix your name in replacement of his
daugher who would have inherit the fund
but she died with him in the disaster.
All I need from you to process the claim is as follows:
!) Your full name and address
2) Your Age and occupation
3) Your international passport or driving license number
4) Your telephone and fax number for effective flow of communication
5) your full cooperation, devotion and responsiveness to all
correspondent to enable us finalize the transaction with 7 to 9 working
days period.

The bank are waiting for me now just to send them the required details
of the would be beneficiary of my late client for them to process the
transfer with it.
otherwsie if i failed to present somebody, at the end
of this financial season, the money will be send to the government of
Nigerians
treasury account as an unclaimed fund with the tag " beneficiary
unknown"
Immidiately everything is in place, I will fly down to Nigeria
to monitor the progress of the transaction as your lawyer.

After we suceed in the process of transfering the money
to your company/private account,We will give 30% of
the money to charity home in your country and then share
the remaining 70/30% .If you are
willing to work with me in this.
send your reply to ralph_poole@msn.com
Thanks and God Bless
Barrister U.K Bello


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