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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: makuh diabo <makuhdiabo4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: makuhd@138mail.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 12:08:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Abercrombie


Dear Abercrombie
I am Mr.Makuh Diabo (Esq.), a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Robert Abercrombie, a National of your country who works with a construction Company in Nigeria and he is known and referred to as my Client. On the 21st of August 2003, my client, his wife and families were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road.
Unfortunately all the entire family lost their lives in the tragedy. Since then, I have made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccessful.
After these unsuccessful attempts failed, I decided to track his last name in the Internet to locate any member of his family or his national hence I contacted you.
Now my contacts to you is to assist me in repatriating the money in his bank account here before the account will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance & security company where he deposit this money valued (Eight Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Six Hundred And Forty Three United States Dollars Only).
More importantly, the finance and security company where the deceased client deposited these huge sums of money has served me a write of notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN of my client or the account will be confiscated.
Since I have tried and failed on sever occasions in locating his relatives I am now seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin the deceased since you have the same last name with him, so that the money in his account will be paid to you while I will come over to your country for the sharing. I will take 40% while you will take 40%.and 20% will be donated to the less privileged and charity organization.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be use to backup any claim we may want.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Finally, if this business interest you, please get in touch with me immediately via my E-mail: makuhd@138mail.com , also indicate to me your contact phone and fax number included to enable me call you immediately for More information.
Awaits your urgent reply.
Respectfully
Mr.Makuh Diabo (Esq)
144 Idowu Martins Street,
Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria.
E-mail: makuhd@138mail.com



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