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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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Fraud email example:

From: "attorny duke" <d60_attorny@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: attony_duke60@myway.com
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:07:47 -1100
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ}

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ)
ISA & CO. CHAMBERS
(SOLICITOR& SENOIR ADVOCATE)
12 WARRICK STREET ABUJA
P.O.BOX 7790 ABUJA NIGERIA
dr_uma1200@yahoo.com,attony_duke60@excite.com
Attn.
I am barrister Duke Luke,the president of Luke & CO. CHAMBERS here in
Nigeria an adviser to governments establishments, and a personal lawyer to
late Mr Jones Parsons a national from your country and a bussinessman who
died four years ago on ghastly motor accident on his way to the
factory .The deceased happens to share the same last name with you.

It was three weeks from today that I received a call from Mr Hamilton's
finance house(CENTRAL BANK BOF NIGERIA.) notifying me that, he deposited a
sum of Fifteen Million five Hundred Thousand United State dollars($15.5m) in
her finance house, they went on to say that I was contacted base on
information they got from some documents that back-up the depositions in
which my name was mention as Mr Jones personal Attorney, the bank advices me
to provide them with the name of the next of kin of the money because for
the past four years and some months now,the account have been a dormant
account.

And that any dormant account are usually rivert to government treasure as
unclaim after two years. After so many attempt I made to get in touch with
the family or relations of Mr Jones from your country all proved abortive .I
decided to contact you because of the ultimatum of twenty
one days from now and pressure from bank which says that if I failed to
foward them with the name of the next of kin, the account will be close
finally or redirect to government treasary as unclaimed fund,as constituted
by federal law on banking industries/finance houses, for this
reason your sincerely help is needed.

On my own part as a lawyer and also the personal attorney to the deceased, I
will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the ministry of
justice here in Nigeria that will prove the Legality of this money, when it
is due to be transfer into your nominate account.

I am proposing 35 percent of this money to you, 5 percent for any auxillary
expencese from the finance house firm transfer charges.

I wait for your warm respond,for the claims and do not forget to furnish me
with your phone/fax number and your contact address.I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.please i need your reply for further
informations you may need to know.

Best regards

BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ}

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