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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: "Mbanefo Loius" <barrister_mba@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristerlouis7@myway.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:12:01 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY friend

Barrister.Louis Mbanefo.
FROM: LOUIS MBANEFO (ESQ)
LOUIS MBANEFO & ASSOCIATES,
# 30 ADISA BASHUA STREET,
private Email:barristerlouis0@myway.com

Dear , friend

I am Barrister Louis Mbanefo ,the Personal Attorney to Mr Larry ,A foreigner
who used to work with Mekon Associates company in Nigeria.On the 2nd of
March 2002, my client, his wife And their three children were involved in a
car accident along Port Hacourt Express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I
have made several enquiries to many embassy to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these
severalunsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet,to locate anymember of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist me inrepartrating the money left behind by ! my
client beforethey get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the finance
house where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the finance house where the deceased had an account valued at
about 20 million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin
or have the account confisicated within the next ten official working days.

since I have been unsuccesfull inlocating the relatives for over 3years now
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $20 million dollars can be paid
to you and then you and i can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may.

However,if you are interested for this project, you are advise to send the
below information to me,to enable me forward your name to the Finance House
as the next of kin to my late client.

{1}. YOUR FULL NAME.
{2}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
{3}. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
{4}. YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION.


All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through . 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
barristerlouis0@myway.com
Best regards.
Barrister.Louis Mbanefo.
GOOD DAY DANIEL


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