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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: Harry Stephen <barr_harry_chambers11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harry1_chambers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 15:07:14 +0000
Subject: Good Day,



Harry Stephen & Associates7 Osho Street, Apapa, LagosTel: +234 8037525621 My Dear, I am Barr. Harry Stephen a solicitor at law and Personal Assistant to late Mr. Lud Leone who died at the age of 54 years with his wife and 2 children while traveling for a vacation to his country on the 4th day of May 2002, onboard BAC 111-500 Aircraft belonging to EAS AIRLINES, please visit this website link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1968300.stm website link: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/05/05/nigeria.crash for more details about his death. Meanwhile, I have made several inquiries every possible places I could trying to locate any of my client's extended family relations since 5 years ago, all effort to this pursuit proved abortive. Before his death, he was successful in executing huge contracts for Airline and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. He was also a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and also a Foreign Contractor/Expatriate here in my country's Aviation Sector. He was a very dedicated and generous person. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his lifetime, though; he died on the 4th day of May 2002 After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not compulsory that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the deceased,hence I contacted you because you are from the same country with my late client,Be informed that a next-of-kin can be anybody, friends or organization.Presently, the Bank(Union Bank Nigeria Plc) where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at US$15, 437, 000.00 Million issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the account confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by Union Bank Nigeria Plc.To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this Deposit valued at US$15, 437, 000.00 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be given to any Orphanage Home.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Your prompt response is highly imperative.Yours sincerely,
Barr. Harry Stephen(Esq.)
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