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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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From: Kunle Damilola <damilola.associates1ll@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kunlechambas@sify.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:54:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT MEMO !!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: damilola.associates1ll@yahoo.com



DEAR FRIEND,



You will certainly be embarrassed by the receipt of this letter since there has never been any prior correspondence with this writer, neither have you met him in person. Well it takes just one day to know somebody and I believe we have got an issue here, which will bring us together. I got your contact via the Internet when I went on a desperate search for somebody who could be my associate in a highly lucrative and fast growing industry here in Nigeria.



I am a Nigerian attorney who is equally passionately in love with the solid mineral business. Presently I have covered three mining sites with large deposits of Copper, Lead, and Tantalite. My only problem has been on the mechanization of the mining activities on these sites in order to meet the huge demands of these precious minerals. At the moment I do not have any physical cash to finance this business but I have an idea on how to raise the needed capital within 14 banking days if you can accept to work with me on a transaction, which I am introducing to you now.



I was the attorney to a certain Australian foreign contractor called Engineer John Owen. This contractor executed a multimillion-dollar contract with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Outstanding payment due this contractor was US$35,000,000 but this amount was not paid before the sudden death of the contractor in a car crash. Since there were no immediate survivors to inherit this outstanding amount, some dubious, cold blooded and shameless top government official hoodlums have sat on this money for more than Six years now. They have invested this money in some high interest equities in some banks. They have virtually possessed this money.



WHAT I WANT US TO DO. You may be wondering why this concerns you. Well, it does not concerns you but I do not want to seat hear and allow these criminals earn this fund when my outstanding legal fees of US$220,000 had not been paid by the contractor before his death. Officially I cannot lay claims on this fund since I am not the next-of-kin to the late contractor. Over the years I have been strategizing on how to deal with this situation so as to claim this fund. Having devised a perfect plan, I am now contacting you for it to be executed and completed successfully without wasting further time.



If you can act as the next-of-kin to the late contractor, we can pull a High Court Verdict, which shall mandate the payment of this money to you. The High Court judgment should be the Golden key in our hands to possess this fund. I have got the necessary connection to pull a favorable high court verdict but I need any foreign counterpart whom I must present as the next-of-kin to the late contractor. All I need to do is to draft a Petition to the Justice Ministry against the criminals/respondents, presenting you as the next-of-kin and the Applicant. Then we leave the Justice Ministry and the Federal High Court to determine the rightful owner of the fund.



NOTE:



1. This is a risk free transaction that would be protected by the Justice Ministry of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Federal High Court clearance/documents



2. You do not need to travel down to Nigeria during the hearing. Reasons for your absence can be arranged.



3. As the attorney to the late Engineer Owen, all documents relating to this contract are at hand and shall be scanned and forwarded to you so that you may know exactly what I am talking about.



4. You are to set up a new bank account for the purpose of receiving this funds. However, we can avoid delays associated with setting up a new bank account by making use of your current banking co-ordinates if it is capable of accommodating this huge amount. But you must empty the account by withdrawing all your deposits so that we would have the account strictly for this transaction.



5. There shall be an agreement to govern this deal so that no one feels cheated upon the consummation of the transaction. As the next-of-kin, the Nigerian Government Wires the funds into your bank account once the Court has authorized that. If you are not interested in my mining project, then you only need to retain 50% of the money and return 50% to me since I want the proceed to be equally shared. However, if you would want to be my associate in the mining business, you shall proceed down to Nigeria immediately the funds are deposited in your account so that we can discuss on how much to invest there and how much to share among ourselves. Then a Memorandum of Understanding shall be drafted to govern the Mining Company.



Finally, please note that I am in a desperate mission, which I would not allow to be aborted. You have the right to ask for clarification on anything concerning this deal. I also implore you to kindly get back to me even if you are not interested, that will allow me the opportunity to continue my search. I must execute this transaction, as that is the only sure way to actualize my mining dreams, so I need your support. Your comments are anxiously awaited. Email your response to me at: kunlechambas@sify.com




BARRISTER KUNLE DAMILOLA, Esq.



- Kunle Damilola


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