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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: "BARRISTER ZEFI SOKOL" <barr_zefisokol2@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrzefi_sokol1@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:51:56 +0000
Subject: Barrister. Zefi Sokol,

FROM:Barrister Zefi Sokol (SAN)
No.45, Ladipo Street,
Ikeja, Lagos State.
BP/IN-443/3/2005
05/11/ 2005
My private phone: 234-80-2853-1801
E-mail: barrzefi_sokol1@yahoo.co.in
Director/CEO,
Compliments, I am Mr. Zefi Sokol, a solicitor at Law and the personal
attorney to late Mr. Martin Chey a Thailand National Residing in NIGERIA
hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
On the 22nd of Dec.2004, my client, his wife and all their three
children traveled to Thailand for the Christmas holiday. Unfortunately, my
client

Mr. Chey and all his family died in the most terrible and highly horrible
Indian Ocean's Tidal Wave disaster (Asian Tsunami) of the Dec.26th 2004.
Ever since this tragic and traumatic events I have made frantic efforts to
establish contacts with his relatives, but could not succeed. Due to the
fact that considering the nature of my clients. Business dealings, He never
presented any name on Documentation as his possible next of kin.

I am therefore with all sense of humility decided to make contact with
you in order to assist in claiming and retrieving the money left behind by
my client before the credit house know of his demise and probably get the
funds confiscated or even be cleared it unserviceable by the finance and
credit institution where these funds were deposited. I solicit your urgent
assistance and co-operation as a foreigner for easy passage of the funds to
your designated Bank account.

Mr. Chey was a successful businessman and was involved in cash transactions
due to the nature of his business. He was engaged in buying of Raw Gold and
Diamond from His suppliers in the mineral rich equatorial belt of central
and southern African Countries, after which he sends the consignments to.

Bangkok in Thailand for processing and onward shipments to Dubai and Saudi
Arabia. The amount of money kept in the custody of the finance and credit
house is USD 45 million Dollars only. Since I have been unable to locate his
relatives after all my frantic efforts, I am therefore compelled by this
circumstances to seek your consent to present you sir, with my position as
his legal adviser as his next of kin or business associate of the deceased
so as to enable you receive and collect the above funds.

All other further information to that effect at my disposal will be
made available to you upon your consent and the acceptance of the project.
The funds when retrieved and successfully secured will be shared thus: -
myself, the attorney 50%, yourself the presented next of kin 30%, while 10%
will go to Charity and possibly the Tsunami victims through you, in line
with my clients belief and support for Charity as a great philanthropist
during his life time, the balance of 10% will be for contingency expenses to
be incurred during the process by both parties.

I assure you the fullest and absolute co-operation and a hitch free
operation in this regards.
I equally guarantee you total protection against any breach of the law
in line with my legal profession.
You are indeed very free to ask questions you deem necessary for
further clarifications, and please endeavor to always keep secret all
information concerning this transaction. Your most urgent response will be
highly

appreciated through my email in order to avoid my making further
contacts. PLEASE DON? T FORGATE TO REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL:
barrzefi_sokol1@yahoo.co.in SO THAT I WILL GET IT EMEDIATLY.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister. Zefi Sokol,



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