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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: "Simon Chima" <simonchima04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: simonchima01@myway.com
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:16:42 +0100
Subject: Happy new year

FROM: BARRISTER SIMON CHIMA
No. 23, keffi street ikoyi,lagos
EMAIL:(simonchima01@yahoo.co.uk)

Dear.SIR/madam,

It is with trust and believe that I write to you, though I don't know you
neither have I seen you before, but my confidence was reposed On you.I am
Barrister Simon Chima, a Solicitor at Law also the personal attorney to
Enger.Roos Grant a National of your Country resident in Nigeria, He was also
a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals, who excuted a contract
with the NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C) here in Nigeria
before his dead.Unfortunately,my client died during the incident at the
Plane Crash here in Nigeria some few months ago,as all known,may his soul
rest in peace.Nptill today none of his next of kin/relatives has come
forward contacted to claim his contracts fund with the NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C),I his lawyer have made several enquiries to
locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful, as he has no wife.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to contact you to help me and claim this money valued at
US$30million as the next of kin of my dear cliant before it gets
confisicated or declared unserviceable by the NNPC.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,I shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information
for the claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed
under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Your response is only what I am waiting for as I have put all
machineries that will be tnstrumental to the success of the transaction in
motion.Also I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an early
reply.

NOTE: I know there may be scams and junk mails flying here and there on the
internet but certainly, this is not one.Now I urge you to take this message
seriously and with an open mind, with good faith and trust. Join me and I am
assuring you now that you will never be disappointed.

Best regards,

BARRISTER SIMON CHIMA
Solicitor At Law.

Please contact me directly on my email: (simonchima01@yahoo.co.uk)
NOTE:Please all i want from you to do is to stand as the next of kin to Roos
Grant,so you will be required to bring your full name,your full address,
your private telephone and fax number, your bank details.this infromations
will carry out by making changes of your name as the next of kin to Roos
Grant once i made the changes as the next of kin i will send you the legal
Documents that will back you up.

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