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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: "david corfields" <davidcorfields9@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:26:36 +0000
Subject: RE:

BARRISTER DAVID CORFIELDS, Esq.(For Trustees)
Managing Partner (Stone Solicitors)
London - United Kingdom.
E-mail : davidcorfield001@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you. I am Barrister DAVIDS
CORFIELD, a Solicitor at Law. I am the personal attorney to late Mr. James
Allcorn a National of the United State of America, who worked as an importer
and exporter of Cocoa and Timber in and out of Africa.

On the 21st of July 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Greenfield road, London, United Kingdom.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, Since then I
have made several inquiries to locate any of my client's extended
relatives,this had also proved unsuccessful and myprofession and my religion
discourage me from stealing from the dead.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I have contacted you to assist in
recovering the fund valued/worth US$12,000,000 Million left behind by my
client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable/demorage by the
bank where this discussed amount was deposited.


After making inquiry with regards to the claim of this fund, the paying Bank
had issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account
confiscated within the next twenty-one official working days. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over few months now, I seek
the consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased.


Therefore, on receipt of your positive response i will make everything
possible to secure all legal documents requested for the claim of the fund
in your name as the rightful beneficiary to the fund. All I required of you
is your honesty and co-operation to see this transaction through.

Lastly, I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an early reply via my
alternative email address davidcorfield001@yahoo.com

May God Help Us.
BARRISTER DAVID CORFIELDS

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