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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: "joy jode" <daltafirmchamber2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: daltfirmchamber@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:34:23 +0100
Subject: my dear ATTN: NEXT OF KIN

DELTA FIRM CHAMBERS
Office located at Guinkomè, Rue Roi Dakodonou Carré No 48, Cotonou Benin
Rep.

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ATTN: NEXT OF KIN

I know that you must have recieved the first letter I sent to you by post,
but if you have not, here comes a follow-up to the Letter. PLEASE DONT BE
EMBARASSED NOR OFFENDED BY MY E-MAIL TO YOU. I WANT YOUTO KNOW THAT OUT OF
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUTTHERE I CHOOSE TO CONTACT YOU. Is obvious we dont know
each other yet, but we dont know why nature is crossing our path today.
Meeting new people in our lives is a never ending circle. You are like God
sent to me today as I type this mail for you. You may think this is too good
to be real, but I am telling you today that as God lives,this is real as the
air both of us breath.

Let me start by Formally introducing myself to you. I am Barrister Ekeh
Isaac Legal Practitioner. I am the Attorney representing Engr.Benno M., who
lost his life in last Tsunami disaster while on vacation with his family in
Thailand at the famous tourist resort Island of Phuket. According to report
reaching me, based on an extensive inquiry through Benin Rep. Embassy in
Thailand revealed that non of his family members survived the devastating
Tsunami disaster. My deceased client lived most of his life time in Benin
Republic and took here as a home, since according to him he was raised up
in an orphanage in his country having been abandoned by his mother. As a
consultant to Oil Prospecting Companies in Benin Rep. he made fortune for
himself and I have been his personal Attorney for a period of five years.

Now to the issue-Based on my relationship with my client,he informed me of
some wonderful ideas he wants to embarkon which was to build one or two
churches and even mosque around the third wave countries and also donate
monies to churches, mosques and also to less previlige homes around the
globe too with this deposit of US$20.5.000.00 m he made through a CODED
account in his local bank here in Africa which he gave me the CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSIT to keep as his lawyer.

In the event of his death, unfortunately, his wife and children who
statutorily are his next of kin are no more and under the existing law here,
the Surviving relatives of my deceased client becomes the benefactor. It is
as a result of this development that compelled me to go into an extensive
search in the internet for possible trace of his family linage but to no
avail.

THE BANK Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, started arrangement
for the fund to be declared "Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated as trust
fund for arms/ ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa for
their selfish political interest/investment. In order to avert this negative
development, I hereby need your coperation in order to see that the Will of
my late cientis actualised. I can never achieve this objective without a
trustworthy foreginer and this is where you come in.

However,I want to seek your consent to present you as a relative to My
deceased client by virtue of family linage since coincidentally you have
same last name with my late client.As attorney to the deceased the
responsiblity to establish your relationship with my client rest on me and
to achievethis objective, there are judicial processes involved whichI will
brief you on subsequent correspondence if you indicate interest.Also take
note that this is 100% risk free and legal.

I am not pursuing this claim for the financial gain. It is a duty I owe to
my late client as I intend to use part of the funds to establish a
foundation in his name, notwithstanding you will be adequately rewarded for
your assistance in this endeavour when you indicate your interest let me
know how manyparcentage of the said fund you would want me to offer you for
your assistance.

Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Barr Ekeh Isaac Esq.
DELTA FIRM CHAMBER
SOLICITORS AND NOTARY PUBLIC
Phone +229 93 80 66 48
Email: deltafirmchamber@yahoo.com,
Country; Benin Rep,

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