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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Jude Abu" <barristerjudeabu2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerjudeabu@sify.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:56:37 +0100
Subject: UKA & ASSOCIATES

UKA & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
67 BAKASI ROAD, SURURLE
YABA, LAGOS-NIGERIA


Dear Sir/Madam

I was privileged to capture your names from the Internet. My name is
Barrister Jude Abu., a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to
late Mr. Adams Glover, who died along with his wife and his Two sons in a
Ghastly motor accident along Egbeda road, third main-land Conway, over
4 years now August 13, 2001. All the occupants in the vehicle lost
their lives. I am convinced that it was the grace of God that made me to
locate you. My client was a successful and is accomplished family man,
who made enough fortune before his untimely death.

Since then I had made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relative but this exercise has proved
unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives through the Internet, to locate any member of his family not
much progress was recorded My late client was an influential wealthy
businessman, an oil magnet here in Nigeria and he left behind a deposit of
Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only
US$10,2OO,OOO.OO in his domiciliary bank account in ORIENT TRUST BANK PLC
here in Lagos. After the death of my client his bankers contacted me, as his
Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune.

The board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was
mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within 28
working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned property.

The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996
to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me.
Despairing at the point of exhaustiveness, fortunately, I came across
your name, to my utmost amazement, I discovered that you bear the same
surname with my late client and coincidentally, you are nationals of the
same country.

I am Convinced that you may be linked with my late client or that you
might provide clue to my search, I therefore, decided to contact with
these facts before me because of the similarities. By virtue of my
closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am very much aware of
my client financial standing and the bank account he operates.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally
proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client so that you
can be paid the funds left in his bank account hence I contacted you.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased
since you are at an advantage, so that the proceeds of this Bank Account
valued at US$10.2m Million Dollars can be paid to you. We shall both
share the funds. 55% to me and 45% to you, I shall assemble all the
necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of law.Please get in touch with me
by email to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards
Barrister Jude Abu.


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