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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: Tabaa Bolton <tabolton@fsmail.net>
Reply-To: tb_bolton@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:40:26 +0000
Subject: RESPOND IS URGENT.


Barrister Tabaa Bolton
72 Alhaji Sule Crescent,
Mamprobi,Accra-Ghana
Telephone:00233-20-927-7171

Dear

I am Barrister Tabaa Bolton, I am personal Attorney to late Mr. Christian Adehe, a national of Ghana, who used to work with Ashanti Gold Development Company in Ghana. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of March 2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Kumasi express road, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives, except the wife (Mrs. Victoria Adehe) was rash to the hospital but unfortunately for her she also lost her last year October 2005. Since then I have made several enquiries 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 and our chamber of commerce, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where my client lodge these huge deposits.

Particularly, the bank, where the deceased had an amount valued $3.2 Million US Dollars. The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the funds confiscated within a short period of time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives more than a year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this amount of US$3.2million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money, 70% to me and 30% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, 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 any breach of the law. Please reach me on this my private e-mail address: tabolton@fsmail.net or telephone no: 00233-20-927-7171, to enable us discuss further. Your private telephone number is also needed for easier communication.

Faithfully Yours,


Barrister Tabaa Bolton.


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