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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: jmike solicitors <jmikesolicitors22@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jmikesolicitors@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:40:33 +0200
Subject: Anticipating Your Co-operation.



Jmike Chambers & Solicitors
Estate Conveyance & Property Consultant
Plot 102, Rue De La Justices Cotonou
Republic of Benin-West Africa
Telephone: 00(229)93233874.

Greetings to you,

I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise and reading it will look like one of those letter we receive everyday on the internet.

I am Barrister Johnson MIKE, a solicitor at law and the personal attorney to Engr.P.R,a nationality of your country who used to work with the Shell Development Company in Cotonou Rep.Du Benin.

Hereinafter should be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Jakpa express road.

Unfortunately all occupants of the vehicle lost there lives, since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but this has not been successful at all.

In accordance with the es-cheat laws of this country, the board of directors of the bank met a forth-night ago and resolved to turn the estate of the deceased over to the government having waited for too long without the deceased relatives / next of kin surfacing and if this is done, invariably the funds will end up becoming government property.

It is against this backdrop that i am moved to contact you considering the fact that a known relative of him has not been located. In view of this, since you bear the same last name with the deceased customer,i am seeking your co-operation and understanding to present you as the deceased next of kin to enable us claim this fund (US$12.5 Million )before the time period given by the bank elapse.

Hence, if this proposal is ok by you and you do not wish to take undue advantage of the trust i hope to bestow on you, then kindly get back to me immediately to enable me enlighten you on how we are to proceed as i will not contact any other person or company until i hear from you so as to enable us decide on how to proceed.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through the above phone number or email address for more proceeding details.

Yours in Service,
Barr.Johnson MIKE.
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