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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: "dozie chris" <dozie_chris11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:02:03 +0000
Subject: From Barrister Chris Nyame.

I am Barrister Chris Nyame the Personal Attorney to
Mr.Ali El Ashgar, a national of a country SAUDI, who
uses to work with Shell Development Company Lome-Togo.
On the 21st of October 2001, my client, his wife and
three children were involved in a car accident along
the Hillakondji Express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives. Since then I have made several efforts to
locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has
proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family to assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by
my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the security company, where this hug
deposits were lodged.

Particularly, Security Company where the deceased had
a deposit value of $3.5 million dollars. The company
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the deposit confiscated within the next three
official working months. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 7
months now I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin of my deceased client to enable us take
over the proceeds of this deposit value at $35 million
dollars be paid to you and then you and me will share
the money.

I do not know if you are in anyway related to him,
even if you are not in anyway related to him,I want to
know if you will be interested to do the business with
me.If you are interested in this proposal, I will want
us to have a meeting to enable us agree on the
modalities to do the business and the sharing ratio
and the method to carry out the operation. Above all
the meeting will afford us the opportunity to know
ourselves and to know the roles to be played by any of
us. 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 seeing this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of law. You have to assure me of your
honesty and sincerity that you will not sit on the
fund when it is finally claimed to enable us forge
ahead immediately.

You can as well reach me on this e-mail address
(chrisnyame@idncafe.com ).

Best regards,

Chris Nyame Esq.

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