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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: "kelly Tsigonoff Esq" <kellytsigonoffesq1003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kellytsigonoff77_esq@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:11:21 -0500
Subject: Await your prompt response.

From: Kelly Tsigonoff Esq

Email:kellytsigonoff44_esq@yahoo.co.uk


Tel No:+447024083755.

Hello Dear,

I am Barrister Kelly Tsigonoff (Esq), the personal Attorney to Mr. John Main
a foreigner who used to work with BMW Rockingham here in England. On the 2nd
of August 2005, my client, his wife and their three children were involved
in a car accident along Gatwick Express Road. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my
client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence I
contacted you since I am his personal Attorney.

I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by
my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the
Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at about US$20.7M has
issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account
confiscated within the next Forteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9)
months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20.7M can be paid
to youand then you and I can share the money 55% to me and 45% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Await your prompt response.

Sincerely,
Barr Kelly Tsigonoff.

Get back to me with my most private e-mail for swift
correspondence:kellytsigonoff44_esq@yahoo.co.uk

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