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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: abass kaita <uthmanabdulahi@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 05:46:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: WISH TO CONTACT U


FROM: DANIEL PAUL (ESQ)
PN & ASSOCIATES,
# 30 ADISA BASHUA STREET,
SURULERE, LAGOS - NIGERIA.
EMAIL: uthmanabdulahi@yahoo.com

I am Barrister Phillip Nduka, personal attorney to Mr.
Micheal ,a national of supposedly your
country who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria,
On the 2nd of April 2001, my client, his wife And their two children
were involved in a car accident along Port Harcourt Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then
I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail,
hence I contacted you. I have this obsession that if the directors
of the Company confiscated the money and enrich
their pockets, it might not be put into proper and
useful ventures to benefit the poor masses of this world.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued
at about 10 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confisicated within the next ten official
working days. since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money. I have all necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.
I wish to use part of my share to donate to
charitable organizations and churches. Therefore,
should this proposal appeal to you and on receipt of
your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transferee. I have
all necessary information and legal documents needed
to back you up for the claim. All I needed is a
willing foreigner who will be honest, trustworthy
and transparent both in business and spirit with his
or her unalloyed co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.
Please get in touch with me by my secured and
confidential e-mail address at: uthmanabdulahi@yahoo.com,
or the above stated private telephone
numbers to enable us discuss further.
Best Regards.
Barrister. Daniel Paul.









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