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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "B.J .G UDOH CHAMBER B.J .G UDOH CHAMBER" <gb_chamber@msn.com>
Reply-To: gd_chamber6@yahoo.de
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:59:24 +0000
Subject: YOUR REPLY

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER
J .G UDOH SOLICITOR TRINITY CHAMBERS
209 Western Avenue, Lagos Island.
Telephone +234 805-9381230

Attn: Sir/Madam,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you, although I don't know you  neither have I seen you before, but my confidence was reposed On you. I am Barrister J. Godwin Udoh, a personal Attorney to Mr.Hesham Sabry, and a National of your Country. He was also a Contractor
with one of the Government Prostates, who executed a contract with the
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUM COPORATION (NNPC) here in Nigeria before his death.
 
Unfortunately my client who perished in the plane crash of November 2nd 1999  {with Egyptian airline 990} with other passengers aboard Up till today  none of his relatives has come forward to claim his contracts fund with the  NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUM COPORATION (NNPC) I his Lawyer have made  several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful, as he has no wife.
 
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact You to help  me and claim this money valued at US$10.5 Million as the next of kin of my  late client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the  NNPC. More overly, I provide all necessary information/documents for the  claim.
 
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us See this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be Executed under  legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Your response is only what I am waiting for, as I have put all machineries that will be instrumental to the success of the transaction in motion.Also I would be grateful if this mail will be favored with an earlier reply, all I need from you is to furnish me with your contact
information such as: your direct phone and fax number for fastcommunication.
 
However, I am compensating you with 40% of the total amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political andeconomic welfare.
 
NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here and there on the Internet but certainly; this is not one of them. Now I urge you to take this message serious and with an open mind, with good faith and trust. Join me and am assuring you now that you will never be disappointed.

Yours Sincerely
Barrister J. Godwin Udoh
,Esq.).
for more details and documentation. Waiting to hear from you soonest


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