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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: "christopher obiozor" <christopherobiozor@msn.com>
Reply-To: christopher_obi123456@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:16:24 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENT

Barrister christopherobiozor(Esq.)
Senior Advocate of Nigeria
obiozor & obiozor Chambers
16 Norman Williams Street Ikoyi
Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Telephone Number + 234-802 3000685
 
ATTENTION
 
I am Mr. Christopher Obiozor, an Attorney at Law. I got your contact information from a close friend who works with our country's high commission in your country. Though I did not disclose my reason for needing the contact of a reputable citizen of your country to my friend in the cause of my inquiry. I have at present a mutual business offer that will profit your good self and I immensely. I am the personal Attorney to a late American national, who was a crude oil dealer here in Nigeria.
Here in after shall be referred to as my Client. On the 4th of January 2005, my client, his wife and their two Children were involved in a fatal car accident outside the capital and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquires through the Embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, which proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to carefully sort for a reputable person who bears the same last name with my late client who will present as the to the bank of my late client as his only beneficiary.
I have contacted you to come forward and redeem the money left behind by my late client in an investment bank before the bank confiscate or declare my client's account as unserviceable. The amount to be released and transferred to you in both our favor is(USD$ 38,000,000) Thirty eight Million United States Dollars. This amount will be paid to you to both our favor if you agree to work with me and I am willing to share the total amount with you on 50-50 basis.
Presently the bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the next 21 working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at would be shared between you and I.

BE INFORMED THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND THE INHERITANCE CLAIM WOULD NOT BE CONTESTED BY ANYONE SINCE ONLY YOU AND I NO OF THIS MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT.
I will obtain and secure all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up your claim over this money as the next of kin benefactor to my late client willestate. All I require is your maximum cooperation and sincerity to enable us actualize this transaction. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
We will proceed immediately once I have your Consent and trust. The time frame for concluding this transaction once you confirm your readiness to work with me is SEVEN WORKING DAYS. Be advised that you most keep every detail of this transaction secret, no one outside you and I should know.
Your anticipated response is urgently needed.
Yours faithfully
Barrister  Christopher Obiozor (Esq.)
Senior Advocate of Nigeria
Direct Telephone Number + 234-802 3000685
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