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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mohmoh Muhammed <mohmohmuhammed@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:51:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Thanks


Dear VICTIMNAME,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your e-mail which was in response to my proposed transaction with you. Firstly, I very sorry to hear about your past experence.But assure you that nothing of such will happen from my end incat you will not be demanded to pay any charges as i will pay all fee.All i need from you is your absolute cooperation and trust.

Also,i want to inform you that as we are progressing in this venture you will be carry along to know everything .

Your role is basically to front as the next of kin to the late Engr S.Akoba , so as to put in claims for these funds, We shall employ the service of an Attorney to secure the change of beneficiary documents in your favour at Federal Court of Justices .

Once this is presented to the Bank, an approval for the release of the fund will be granted based on the back up documents that would be secured from the Federal Court of Justices . and these funds would be paid to you as the next of kin to the late Engr S.Akoba.

Note that this fund can be paid to you on request through our affliated office in Europe in country where we have our office but this mean you will have to go there in person to do verything yourself as the beneficairy of the fund.This will also give you the opportunity of seeing things yourself .

I want you to take note that due to the sensitivity of my position in my place of work, anything around me can arose the interest of the management at my work place and I would prefer i call ,for the time now to avoid any risk and security of my job as I like my job and family and I know you will grant me this favour.At the sametime i want to tell you that this transaction is risk free.
For we to begin, we need the service of an accreditted attorney that will act on your bahalf here and make the transfer into your account.

Below is the contact Information of an accreditted attorney that will perfect the necessary documents legitimately, I want you to write him as below so that he act on our behalf and transfer the money on our behalf.

I want you to open communication with the attorney, his information is below :

USMAN & ASSOCIATES
NAME: USMAN CHARLES
ADDRESS:NO24,ADEOLA ODEKU,VICTORIA ISLAND.
EMAIL : usman_chambers@myway.com

this is a copy of email I want you to write to Lawyer Usman Charles.

Dear Barr.Usman Charles,

I am a brother to the late Engr S.Akoba who died some year back,Before his death he has made me the next of kin to his empire,Now i have been contacted by the board to come forward to claim my inheritance.
I want to know what and how to secure the necessary document for the quick release of this fund knowing that you are a reputable lawyer in Nigeria and how to handle our claim from offshore, at the present I am unable to travel to Nigeria due to inadequencies.

Yours respectably,
Your name.(Your Name)

Please try and send me a mail as soon as you get this message.
Best regards,
M.Muhammed



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