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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: "Barr. Tony Umeh" <customerservice@clarkcolor.com>
Reply-To: get2barr_tony_umeh8@yahoo.no
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 09:27:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEA FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE




ADDRESS: NCR BUILDING, 6 BROAD STR, LAGOS NIGERIA

Hello Anticipated Partner,


I got your contact in course of my inquiry to locate relations of my =20
Deceased Client who died with his family in a car crash on 5th August 2005=
.Please I need your assistance to repatriate the sum of US$28.5M which my =
Deceased Client left behind in a Finance Company. The finance company in po=
ssession of the deposit that contains this fund has been asking me to prov=
ide the next of kin.


Since his demise they are threatening to confiscate the deposit as =20
"Unclaimed Deposit". Rather than leaving the fund confiscated, based on th=
e fact that you share the same last name with my Deceased Client I seek yo=
ur consent and assistance to nominate you as my Deceased Client's Relation=
under legal process and risk free to repatriate the fund as I have the ju=
risdiction as the Deceased's Personal Attorney to testify the Deceased's Re=
lationship with you.


Also I have the documents to complete the transaction. What I require is y=
our willingness to assist me and to treat the transaction as a personal co=
nfidential matter until the conclusion. Contact me for further information=
and commencement of the transaction.



Regards,
Barr Tony Umeh.(Esq)


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