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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: "Dr williams Igwe" <wigwe41@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williams56@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:38:45 -0400
Subject: Attention Gupte,reply asap

Dr. Williams Igwe
CEO (Director)
Barrister & solicitor
Address: Plot 12 Satellite Town
Lagos-Nigeria.

E-mail: williams56@myway.com


Urgent and confidential
27th June, 2006.


Dear Gupte,

My name is Dr. Williams Igwe Barrister at law, and the Personal Attorney to
late Mr.Rick Gupte, a foreigner, who used to work with Jangle Cement Company
here in Nigeria.

On 31st of July 2000, my client and his family and entire members got
involved in an auto crash along sagbama express way, all occupants
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my late clients
extended relatives and 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 of no avail, hence I
contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund left behind by my
late client because the bank have asked me as his lawyer to produce his next
of kin.

Particularly, the Bank have given me a notice to provide the next-of-kin to
claim the contract valued at US$3.5 Million Dollars or have the amount
confisicated ,since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for
over years, now I seek your conscent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased since you are a foreigner and as well have the same surname
with that of my late client,the proceeds of this account valued at US$3.5
Million can be paid to you as his beneficiary next-of-kin.

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 of your country
and my country too as a professional legal attorney in the field.

More importantly, you are strictly advice to send your response along with
your Telephone/Fax number to my Private and personal email address above
for security and confidential reason and to enable us have oral discussion
on how you are to claim the fund from the bank as the new beneficiary. I
hope to hear from you soon.

I await your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Dr. Williams Igwe (Esq).

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