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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: "izuego_dd_2j2" <izuego_dd_2j2@lycos.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:38:21 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent reply now


   IZUOEGO &CO.CHAMBERS   (ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)   FEDERAL HIGH COURT  BENIN   WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING,   25 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,   COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN. izuegojj2@myway.com                               Attn:My Dear,   Compliments,I izuego  Wasue  have decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray.I appologize in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you.   I am   izuego   Wasue  the Personal  Attorney to late Mr George K Marshal , who was a contractor  here in Benin Rep.Who, on December 2003, with his entire family were perished in Air -Crash on board fromCotonou.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm  As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued at (USD$5.9M) with Arab Bank here in Benin Rep, and upon the duration time of their agreement,his bank started contacting him but no response.   Conseqently, The bank issued me a notice to provide  the next of kin to the deceased  as his personal attorney,
or have his account confiscated after four years, as it is in the law of this country. Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countrys Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful. Since  I have been unsuccesfull in locating  the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the proceeds of this account valued at $5.9m could be transffered into your account,   thereafter,we will bothshare it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims we will make.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully.   I 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 as fast as possible through mail:(  izuegojj2@myway.com  )to  enable us discuss further the progress of this business. Best Regards,IZU EGO  Wasue,  Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).


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