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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: "Matthew Ojemba" <mojemba55@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mojemba333@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:12:19 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED //

Dear Friend,

I am Matthew Ojemba. A solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Engr.Thompson Williams, a National of your Country,who has lived in Nigeria
for the past Twenty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 27th of January 2003,my client,his wife and their two
children were involved in Ikeja bomb blast here in my country. my client and
his family unfortunately lost there lives.
Please view these websites to confirm what I'm telling you and get back to
me.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

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
search in the Internet, to locate any reliable partner to assist me hence I
contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$17.5
million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this
huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Firm has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within
the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek the consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to
you.Therefore,on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up
for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details.

Best Regards.

Barr Matthew Ojemba(ATTORNEY AT LAW).

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