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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: "James Otti" <barrjamesotti@msn.com>
Reply-To: jamesotti@sify.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:56:10 +0000
Subject: Stand As Next Of Kin (URGENT!!!!)

From: BARRISTER JAMES OTTI
JAMES CHAMBERS


Dear Friend

I must apologize for the strange manner I have jumped into your Private E-mail this is as a result of the urgency of the transaction as a whole, as I have concluded arrangement to ensure that this transaction is concluded URGENTLY. I must state it clear here that due to the ethics of my profession every arrangement on this should be handled with utmost confidentiality.

I am BARRISTER AMES OTTI, of JAMES CHAMBERS,(Advocate /Solicitor),I am fourty five years old married with three Children.One of my Clients Engineer.RICHARD BURNETTE the managing Director of Richburn Construction Company, who is Late now, carried out a Contract with the Nigeria National Petroluem Corporation (NNPC) worth $15,000,000:00(Fifteen Million U.S Dollars).The Contract was Duly Completed and a Job Completion Certificate was Issued to support that in favour of his Company, but due to the Internal problem within the Organization(NNPC), the payment was delayed.

I was consulted by this Engineer Richard, who handed over to me the Original of every Documents relating to this particular Contract and assist him in the recovery of this payment. In the process of recovering this Payment, my Clients Engineer Richard Burnette died of Cardiac Arrest.

For about five(5) Months and 2 weeks now I have succeeded in the recovery of this payment, which has been paid into his company Account here in my Country.

Since then I have been trying to locate the DIRECT NEXT OF KIN to this Late Engineer, this has not been possible as his Contract was a short term here in my Country. it is a policy here that such payments after six months should be confiscated and shared among the Board of Director's of the Bank, it is on this I am soliciting your Urgent Partnership as to Present you as the Next of Kin to the Late Engineer Richard, to enable us convert this fund for our Personal Utilization as my Legal fee

has not been fully paid before his demise.

To actualize this arrangement you are to forward to me the following:

1) YOUR NAME IN FULL OR COMPANY NAME.

2) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS

3) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER.

I have resolved to offer you

35% of this total sum for your essential role

60% is for me the Initiator.

5% has been set aside for re-imbursement of any expenses,

Please forward to me the requested information on return mail as I have perfected all arrangements here for a hitch free transaction,to ensure that we conclude everything before the elapse of the remaining 2 weeks, due to the ethics of my profession, my name to protect all arrangement on this should be handled with utmost confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,

BARRISTER JAMES OTTI
PRICIPAL COUNSEL


 

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