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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: "john udochi" <uc1965@greeknet.us>
Reply-To: <udochij-uchambers@o2.pl>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:44:07 -0700
Subject: From Stella Obasanjo's Barrister.

FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JOHN UDOCHI (SAN)
UDOCHI CHAMBERS ESQ & ASSOCIATES.
E-MAIL: udochij-uchambers@o2.pl
DATE: 3-8-2006

RE: REGARDING: Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo.

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me. I am Barrister John Udochi a solicitor at law. I was the Personal attorney to Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo, wife of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria His Excellency President Olusegun Obasanjo, Herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the Sunday, October 23, 2005 , my client Her Excellency Mrs Stella Obasanjo had traveled to Spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that surgery. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money she deposited with a finance security company with no name of beneficairy, hoping she will use the money abroad and register it with the name of her biological family. I am the only person who knows about this as her personal lawyer. Nobody knows that she is the real owner of the fund, because i helped her to register the fund with another name (Angela Smith) as the owner of the fund, so as to prevent the federal ministry of finance from probing the fund. I seek your consent, to present you as the beneficiary, so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$25 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money, 60% shall be for me and 40% for you. I would get all necessary legal documents that would be needed and used to back up this 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 law.

I have all documents backing the fund.

This deal is strictly confidential.

For further clearification about her death, see the site below.
www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary

Please get in touch with me through my private e-mail:
udochij-uchambers@o2.pl

Moreso! Do not fail to send me your telephone number,fax number,full name and address for immediate process of this claim.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr. John Udochi (SAN)










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