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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: "jack hitrol" <jackhitrol@walla.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:50:27 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY(VERY URGENT)

From The Desk Of Barr Jack Hitrol
Email:jackhitrol@walla.com

ATTN Sir/Madam

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise.This is
because we have not met before but i am inspired to sending you this
email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual
benefit to the two of us. However,I am Jack Hitrol the personal Attorney
to the late Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who used
to work with Shell petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria.On the
21st of April 1996,my client,his wife And their three children were
involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.Unfortunately
they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I
have made several enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet to locate! any member of his family but of no
avail,hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left
behind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal
practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client.Otherwise
the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Particularly,the Bank
where the deceased had an account valued at about $27million U.S dollars
(twenty seven million U.S.America dollars).Conseqently,The bank issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated
within the next ten official working days.since i have been unsuccesfull
in locating the the relatives for over several years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so
that the proceeds of this account valued at $27million U.S dollars can
be paid to your account and then you and me 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 make.All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my email to
enable us discuss further.please get back to me through this email
address jackhitrol@walla.com

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Jack Hitrol

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