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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: richard <richardduke@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Reply-To: richardduke@88.am
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:45:13 -0600
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER RICHARDDUKE & ASSOCIATES

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER RICHARDDUKE & ASSOCIATES
44, KOFO ABAYOMI AVENUE,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Dear sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Richard Duke, a Solicitor. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Steve Camille, who used to work with Chevron Oil Development Company
in Nigeria.On the 21st of April, 2002, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car accident along Abuja Express Road. Unfortunately, they all
lost their lives in the event of the accident.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any
of my client 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 to no avail,hence,
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client in a Security Company. Particularly, the Security Company where
the deceased deposited the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars only).
Consequently, this Security Company issued me a notice to provide the
Next of Kin to claim the US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States
Dollars only) in their custody .I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over 2 years now,I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him
so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the Security Company.
Upon receipt of the fund, I will come over to your country to meet with
you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the
money in this order: 55% will be for me which I will invest on Estate
Business,40% will be for you, while 5% will be used on expenses
incurred. I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our
claim we may make with the Security Company.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.
Please, get in touch with me via email to enable me clearify you
further.
Best regards.
Barrister Richard Duke (Esq).

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