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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: peter nechi <peter_nechi2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:17:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SPECIAL REQUEST CALL ME ON 00228-9367153


FROM BARR. PETER NECHI.
PHONE:00228-9367153
OR :011228-9367153

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Peter Nechi, a solicitor at law,
personal attorney to Mr.P.A van der Woude,a national Of your country, who used to work with Panini Development Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2005, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in auto crash along carsablanca road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you.I have
contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$20.5million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount was deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for almost 2years now.
I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss my compasation ratio and modalities for transfer.
I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me through this email for more details.
I will need this informations
Your private line:........
Your fax:.............
Your age:..........
Your occup:.........

Best regards.
Barr. Peter Nechi .




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