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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: lambert hall <chimaco05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lamberthall07@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 05:02:25 -0800
Subject: PARTNERSHIP


*LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES
214/ GRE APAPA LAGOS NIGERIA.
POST CODE 23401
234-1-4778521*

*Dear Friend,
How are you today? And how is your family? Hope you are all doing fine? If
so glory be to God.
I am Barrister Lambert Hall Chimara,an attorney in law based here in Lagos
Nigeria, A deceased client of mine, by name Mr. Andrew Yasuhiro from Tokyo
Japan and who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the
result of a heart-related illness but before his death, his entire family
was involved in the last bomb explosion in Lagos Nigeria, so this means that
after the death of his children and wife, when he returned from a business
trip and was told about the bomb incident, he went straight into sickness
and developed a heart related illness until he finally died at the saint
Nicolas hospital here in Lagos Nigeria .
I am contacting you to assist in transferring the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the SECURITY
COMPANY where this deposit valued at $10,000,000.00 million dollars was
lodged. This SECURITY COMPANY has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin, or the account will be confiscated.
I have tried all my possible best to locate any of my late client extended
family or relation in his country Japan through the Japanese embassy here in
Nigeria, but all my efforts was abortive since the embassy was not able to
provide valuable information to this, again I received another letter from
the security company which states that I should present to them the next of
kin of my late client , so that they can pay the $10,000, 000.00 to him as
the beneficiary of the funds or the money will be converted into the their
company treasury and will be regarded as unclaimed bills ,which after then
the funds can not be paid to any body and they also make this clear to me in
the letter .
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since MY CLIENT DIED WITHOUT
ANY NEXT OF KIN OR CHILDREN, so that the proceeds of this account can be
paid to you AS THE NEXT OF KIN. Then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage. 50% TO YOU AND 50% TO ME AS PARTNERS. All legal
documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable transfer of the funds
into your account over there in your country, and understand that the late
man is a foreigner and since you are also a foreigner, the security company
will transfer to you the funds as the next of kin ,and then I will meet with
you in your country to take my share of 50% ,I will prepare the legal
backups , and understand that everything will be done legally and as soon as
the whole funds are transferred to your account I n your country, I will fly
in to meet with you for sharing which I have indicated to you already in
this proposal that we will share the money 50% to you and 50% to me.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law of my country or your country and understand that
this transaction will not take your time, will be complete in estimated time
of 7 working days upon your acceptance and co-operation with this proposal.
My late client was not a Nigerian and in this a Nigerian can not stand as
his next of kin ,this is the reason I am contacting you since you are also
not a Nigerian it will be acceptable by the security company to pay to your
account the funds as beneficiary and next of kin to my late client .
If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
apology, but I must indicate that this transaction has nothing to do with
crime or risk, it is completely risk free.
Please contact t me at once to indicate your interest.
Send to me your
FULL NAME _______
MOBILE NUMBER_________________
FAX NUMBER _____________________
ADDRESSS__________________
I am expecting your mail immediately.
Best regards,
Barrister Lambert Hall Chimara
234-1-4778521
*

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