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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: "Oba Lee" <oba_lee1@msn.com>
Reply-To: talabi100@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:56:34 +0000
Subject: Attention. Sue

Dear Sue,

I am jay makudi a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr. Mark
Sue a National of your Country,who has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty
years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.In july
2004, my client, was involved in a fatal car accident . All occupants of the
vehicle lost there lives, my client was one of them.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the
bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, where the deceased had an account valued at about $14.7
million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have
the account confiscated.

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
$14.7 million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and
then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.All legal
documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be
provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from anybreach of the law. Please get in touch with me, to
enable us discuss further about this transaction. If you are interested,
please endevour to send along your telephone number for further
communications. Fax number for sending to your the necessary document to
back up this transaction

Best regards,

jay makudi.

talabi100@yahoo.co.uk


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