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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: "Duruh" <ideffyidem@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:12:40 +0000
Subject: Re.Assistance

Dear Sir/Madam.

I am barrister Abbas Duruh (Esq.) a Senegalese Solicitor & Financial Attorney. I was the personal attorney to late Mr. Essam Panak. who died among many others in a car accident along Sicap Express Road in Dakar Senegal.

Before his death, he was an expatriate mining consultant and Gold/diamond machant within West Africa sub-region. Mr. Essam Panak
here-in-after referred as my client was also a category "A"contractor for Senegalaise National Petroleum Corporation .He satisfactorily executed some contracts for Senegalaise National Petroleum Corporation and the sum of twenty million United States of American Dollars is an outstanding debt owe to him by the Corporation. Unfortunetely, it is after his death that Contract Award &
Suppervisory Committee of the Petroleum Corporation approved this
payment and sent notification to my chambers in accordance with my client's instructions-that any correspondence in respect to his dealings with the Petroleum Corporation must go through my chambers.

The Petroleum Corporation has consequently asked me to contact his next of kin to claim this outstanding contract fee owe to him. All attempts to trace his next of kin(s), even through search in the internet, were fruitless. I also discovered that my client did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents with the Oil industry. I have contacted you to assist in claiming this money from the oil corporation for benefit of two of us before it is confisicated or declared unserviceable as warned by the petroleum corporation. This claim would not be suspicious since you share one common name with him and of the same nationality. I discovered this similarity during my tidious search in the internet for a legitimate next of kin of my late client.

Note that this transaction is simple and 100% risk free because I am the authority to nominate my client's next of kin and secondly, I will provide legal documentations that will present and authenticate you as the true next of kin as we intend to claim. I wish to point out that after the claims, I would want 10% of this money to be shared among some charity organizations, while the remaining 90% would be shared equally between us after deduction of expenses expected to be incured by both parties in the course of this claim. Most importantly,I would also require your assistance towards investing my share in your country or anywhere as you may advice.

If you are interested, please contact me immediately with your private details which shall include telephone/fax numbers. Upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and how we shall proceed with this claims. I expect you to observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction would be profitable for both of us. It will take us about 5(five) day to complete this claim if there is no delays on your side.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks & Best Regards
Barrister Abbas Duruh
+221-443-2671
E-mail: ideffyidem@yahoo.fr


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