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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Bola Richard" <bola_rich3@msn.com>
Reply-To: bola_rich3@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:37:19 +0000
Subject: Urgent Massage,

From the desk of Bola Richard;
(Attorney at Law)
No: 23 Alhaji Musa ways,
Abuja FCT,
Nigeria.

Urgent Massage,

I am Barrister Bola Richard, private attorney to the late Mrs.Stella
Obasanjo, wife of the Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who died
on 23rd of October, 2005 at a hospital in Spain. She had traveled to Spain
to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that
surgery.Below is the link 
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

As the personal attorney to the deceased, I handle every of her affairs
most properties and funds both domestic and in overseas. In this case, my
client who left huge amount of GBP Sterling and so many investments with my
signature abroad. Very soon my client’s family will call me to account
for my client’s properties and funds offshore. At this juncture, I seek
your consent to present you as the benefactor to my client’s funds deposited
in Europe which I will disclose to you, since I have all the documents
regarding the depositing of the funds. I will procure all necessary
legal documentations that can be used to back up any claim we might make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I promise that you
and I can share the money 50/50%. I believe my letter received a favorable
consideration from you as I await your respond as soon as possible.
Endeavour to forward your private telephone number for easier
communications.

Best Regards,
Barrister Bola Richard.

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