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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: "Lawrence Ikechukwu" <ikechukwu1234@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: esq_ikechukwu01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:51:51 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED ASAP !!!

From: Barrister Lawrence Ikechukwu.
Lawrence & Co. Chambers.
60 Adeniran Ogunsanyan St.
Lagos, Nigeria 23401
E-mail: esq_ikechukwu01@yahoo.com



Dear Friend,



I must apologise for berging into your mailbox without a formal introduction
of myself to you. Actually, I picked up your email address when i browsed
through the Nigerian chambers of commerce, while i was seeking for a God
fearing personel that will be capable in your country to assist me execute a
very urgent transaction. since I know that people from your country are a
very reliable people for both business and investment purposes.

Let me start by introducing myself; I am Barrister Lawrence Ikechukwu Esq. I
am the personal attorney to late Mr. Morris Thompson, an American/European
by birth who was a private businessman in my country and in the United
Kingdom (UK) London, but unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000, including his
wife and only daughter. You can read more about the plane crash incident on
visiting the sites below:

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

Before the plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a deposit value of US$
12.500,000.00 (Twive Million Five Hundred Thousand USD) ($12.5 MILLION) in
the HSBC BANK LONDON Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. I later found out
that my client Mr. Morris Thompson and his family had been killed in that
plane crash. After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr.
Morris Thompson's next of kin was his daughter who died with him in the
crash.What borders me most is that according to the laws of my country and
the UK at the expiration of 8 years the funds will revert to the ownership
of the UK/NIGERIA GOVERNMENT, and if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner who is my very good friend that I trust so much to stand as the
next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson so that you will be able to receive these
funds for both of us. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE:- I want you to know that I have
had everything planned out so that we shall come out successfully. And as a
proffessional, I will prepare the necessary documents that will back you up
so as to enable you claim the fund as the next of kin to Mr. Morris
Thompson.

PLEASE YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW, [1]
YOUR FULL NAMES: [2] ADDRESS: [3] AGE: [4] SEX: [5] TELEPHONE: [6]
FAX: [7] OCCUPATION STATUS: Be informed as well that this Transaction will
take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I receive
your Datas.

After you have been made the next of kin, I will also file an application to
the HSBC BANK LONDON on your behalf as soon as I secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds
to an account that will be provided by you.

This process is 100% riskfree as I have set out all the modalities to see
that a legalized method is used because I will prepare all the necessary
documents. Please note that utmost secrecy and confidentiality is required
at all times during this transaction. Once the funds have been transferred
into your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me,
40% for you and we will use the other 10% for any unexpected expenses that
may be incured during the transfer of the fund.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Best Regards,

Barr. Lawrence Ikechukwu (ESQ).

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