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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: "Awa Traore" <a4traore@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 05:16:20 -0000
Subject:

ogaziele Chambers inc.
( Traore & fiankor Esq )
Ogaziele House,
142 BP 487 aBOISSO 12.
e-mail - a4traore@yahoo.co.uk
Phone : +225 01 04 29 07.

Greetings,

My name is Awa Traore of Ogaziele Chambers,a Solicitor at law and the
personal attorney to late Eng.Mark Wallace,
who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development
Company here in Ivory Coast, herein after,shall
be referred to as my client.On the 20th of April 2002,he and his wife with
their two children were involved in an auto crash,
all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then,I have made several inquiries with his country embassy to locate
any of his extended relatives,this has also
proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to
contact you for this proposal to act as the
next of kin / beneficiary by legal WILL to late Eng.Mark Wallace since you
are a foreigner and the money will be released
only to a foreigner who I present as the original next of kin /
beneficiary by legal WILL to late Eng. Mark Wallace. This
fund is with the Chartered Trust Bank Plc,Abidjan,and if it is not
claimed by any living relative of the deceased, it will
be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

The deceased had a deposit valued presently at twenty two million,seven
hundred thousand united states Dollars and the bank has issued me a notice
to provide his
next of kin/beneficiary by legal WILL, otherwise the account will be
confiscated within the next forty-one official working
days by the bank. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives
for over 3 years now,I seek your consent to
present you as the Next of Kin/Beneficiary by legal WILL to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at
twenty two million,seven hundred thousand united states Dollars can be paid
into any bank account you nominated as the next of kin/beneficiary by legal
WILL to
my late client. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,45%
to me and 45% to you and the remaining 10% will
be for the disbursement of any expenses that might incur on course of the
transaction.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we make.All I require from you is for you to
provide a secure bank account where this fund will be transferred and your
honest co-operation, confidentiality,
understanding and trust to enable us see this transaction through as
scheduled.I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect any breach of the
law.

Please get in touch with me through my E-mail: a4traore@yahoo.co.uk or our
chambers e-mail - ogazielechambers@justice.com

Please, kindly provide me with the following information for easy
communication:

1. Your Telephone number for easy communication.
2. Fax number if any.

I expect your maximum co-operations, confidentiality,trust and
understanding to see this transaction through as scheduled.


I will be waiting to get those information’s as soon as possible for us to
proceed immediately.Consider this proposal as
highly confidential.Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and
appreciated.

Best regards,

Awa Traore
a4traore@yahoo.co.uk

vidiamin@yahoo.ie
ogazielechambers@justice.com

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