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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: "Mark Williams " <williamsmark86@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:42:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: KIN TO HAYES


SODIQ RAIHAN CHAMBERS
114,GLOVER ROAD IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

DEAR HAYES,

I AM BARRISTER SODIQ RAIHAN ,AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO MR ANTHONY DRAKE HAYES, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY,WHO USED TO WORK WITH MOBIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2003, MY CLIENT IN COMPANY OF HIS WIFE AND THREE KIDS WERE INVOLVED IN A FATAL CAR CRASH IN NIGERIA. ALL OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES.SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS PROVED RATHER UNSUCCESSFUL. SINCE YOU SAID YOU DONT KNOW HIM,I HAVE THEREFORE WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISTICATED OR DECLARED NSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN WHICH HIS FUND WERE DEPOSITED.

SINCE YOU SHARE THE SAME LAST NAME. PARTICULARLY,THE BANK WHERE THE DECEASED OPERATED AN ACCOUNT VALUED TO THE TUNE OF ($6 MILLION US DOLLARS) HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT REVOKED WITHIN THE NEXT TEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW I SOLICIT YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU BOTH SHARE THE SAME LAST NAME SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY TO A RATIO OF 6:4,MEANING I TAKE 60% AND YOU'LL GET 40%I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION 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.

BEST REGARDS.

BARRISTER SODIQ RAIHAN.


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