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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: "rotimi adams" <rotimi_adams4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:10:04 +0100
Subject: Barrister,Rotimi Adams

Rotimi Adams Chambers,
18 Wharfs Road,Apapa,
Lagos-Nigeria

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Rotimi Adams, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
"Mr. Mark Sullivan" a national of your country, who used to work with
Multi-National Oil Development Company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April
2002, my client,his wife and their three children were involved in a car
accident along Abuja Express Road. fortunately they all lost their lives
in the event of the accident.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of
my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence,I
contacted you to assist in expartrating the money left behind by my client
in a Security Company here in Nigeria. Particularly, the Security Company
where the deceased deposited the $15Million (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars Only).

Consequently, the Security Company issued me a notice to provide the
Next-of-Kin to claim $15Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars
Only) in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased to
claim the fund since you are from the same country so that the fund will
be transfer to your account by the security company.

Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with you
for the disbursment of the fund, and then you and me can share the money
55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% will be used on expenses incurred.I have
all the necessary legal ocuments that can back up any claim we may make
with the Security Company.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my secured and confidential e-mail
address at

Inaddition get me the be low informations

(1) YOUR FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERAND YOUR ADDRESS

All this will enable me process your claims before with the security
company.
Best regards

Barrister,Rotimi Adams

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