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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: "adamson samgbo" <adamson_samgbo@adamsonsamgbo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:40:17 +0000
Subject: Attn: Friend, Your Inheritance.

BARRISTER ADAMSON SAMGBO. (BL, LLB - HONS.)

PANNO CHAMBERS & SOLICITORS,
PLOT 55 AHMADU BELLO WAY.
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.
DATE:17/12/05

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am highly esteemed, to write you this very urgent letter I am Barrister
Adamson Samgbo, a Solicitor and Personal Attorney to Mr.Denis Maillet, a
national of your country, who before his death was an oil merchant who works
in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company {NLNG} as the President/Chief
Executive Officer.

On the 7, of September 1998 at: 11:16 p.m. EDT (0316 GMT ,Swissair Jetliner,
my client his wife and their only kid total 215 passengers and 14 crew
members on board bound from New York JFK to Geneva, Switzerland, crashed
catastrophically off the coast of Nova Scotia vanishes from radar near Nova
Scotia Halifax, in a horrific flight crash, 229 passengers unfortunately
lost their lives in the disastrous crash of Swissair Flight 111. May their
gentle souls rest in glorious peace Amen.

Since then I as the Personal Attorney of the deceased had made numerous
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but
this has proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives through the Internet, to locate any member of his
family but to no avail, hence I contact you to assist in repatriating the
money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge Deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the Deceased had an Account valued $25M {twenty
Five Million United States Dollars} as at last two months assessment.

However, The Bank International Finance Organization has issued me a final
notice as the Attorney to the Deceased to present his family NEXT of KIN for
claim or have the Account confiscated since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over the years that I have been searching. On
this order, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the
Deceased, as the bank is ready to listen to you provided you have the
correct Information of the Account,which I will give to you immediately you
agreed to assist me,so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at
$25Million Dollars can be paid out in your favor.

As a Barrister,I have all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to
back up the claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I have agreed to give you 40% for your
assistance, while 60% will be for me.All I requires is your honest,
cooperation your private telephone, fax number and your address to enable us
seeing this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the
law.

Please,E-mail me here: ado_samgbo@yahoo.com.au

Best Regards,
BARRISTER ADAMSON SAMGBO.
{SAN}
MEMBER OF THE ENGLISH BAR.


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