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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: "Atolo James" <atolochambers_tg@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:16:11 +0000
Subject: Call me with this number +228-929-34-67.

Dear Tara Shea,

Thanks for the prompt response and I believe we could surely complete this
transaction as I firmly assure you of having all the necessary informations
vital to the smooth running and successful completion of this transaction
within the next 10 oficial working days and assuch I would advise you always
make sure you keep intouch with me by mail or phone to enable e update
andadvise you on the next step.

Dear Tara , not that you only have the same last name with my late client i
wanted you to stand as the rightful beneficiary next of kin to this late man
so with this your last name we can work together ok what you have to do now
is for you to stand as next of kin in this transaction and the late Mr
Robert which standing as your late uncle with this we are going archive this
goal without problem or delay hence you can be able to follow up my advise
and intruction in this transaction.


Please note that I contacted you personally for this transaction based on
trust and confidence that you would surely be in a good position to not only
assist in this transaction but treat it with all level of seriouness as I
can assure you that the said amount in question MUST surely be remitted to
your nominated bank account upon due fullfillment of all the necessary
banking procedures needed for an immediate funds release and transfer to
your operating bank account .

Note that you would be standing as the next of kin and rightful beneficiary
inherent to the funds left behind by my late client Mr Robert . Shea,,who
died along side with his wife and his kid in the tragic auto crash along
Ecowas express road and ever since thier untimely death, no one had come up
to lay claims on the funds hence upon receiving the mandate to search for
his next of kin and basically due to the time limit issued by the Bank which
I have to produce his beneficiaries or have the funds confisticated into
thier Treasury hence upon discovering you , I decided to contact you
immediately.



As regards to the next step, I will send you a DraftText of Application /
Letter of Claim upon hearingfrom you which I will want you to carefully fill
and have it faxed to the office of the Director of Foreign Remittance and
Operations of the Bank for thier study and approval upon which once approved
the money will be immediately released to you without delay. Like I said
this will only take us a very limited time hence your prompt response and
co-operation will be very necessary to enable us complete this matter within
the shortest time limit.



I want to assure you my good friend that based on the mandate given to me by
the Bank to sort for his next of kin and beneficiaries and my good position
as a lawyer and his personal legal adviser, I can assure you of a successful
completion of this transaction hence I will be at the Bank first thing
Tomorrow morning as to officially present you to them as his next of kin and
beneficiary inherent to the funds left behind by my late client who stands
as your uncle in this transaction.



Please you are free to ask whatever questions you have as to have my
immediate clearifications. I would advise we work together on this
transaction not just as new friends but also as true and sincere brothers
hence I will be coming over to your country with my family upon a successful
funds release and transfer to your account within the next couple of days by
the special grace of God . I personally believe this transaction would be a
great success and please make sure you follow up with my advise and
instructions to ensure our joint success on this transaction please . pls
all i will want you to do is for to be follow up my advise and instruction
to enable us have sucessful transfer in this project and also you have 100%
Right to use Mott as your last name the bank will not ask you that and will
be there tomorrow morning to present as the rightful beneficary to my late
client Mr Robert . Shea,

Please I would want you to provide me with the following informations which
will enable me upgrade the present data with the current data base on your
inheritance fund to ensure an immediate proccessing and release of the
inheritance sum due to you without further delay. I would want you to
forward the following to me immediately to enable me draft the text
application of cliam and have it send to you for filling..

1.Your name_______________________________


2.Address, telephone and fax numbers ___________


3. Occupation _____________________


4. Age __________________________

The above informations will enable me forward them on yourbehalf to the
director's of bank for release and subsequent payment of the total
inheritance sum to you without any further delay.

Thanking you for your understanding,prompt response and co-operation asI
look forward to your earliest response. i have try to call you is like it
entering answering mechine i will still try it again.



Best Regards,


Atolo James. (Esq.) kindly give me a call from to enable know when you sent
me a message to my email. the number is +228-929-34-67

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