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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: Barrister mike Adams <barrister_mike_adams@pc.nu>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:40:29 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

FROM THE DESK:
Barr. Mike Adams
Mike & Co Solicitors
97-99 Isabella St, Southwark, London,
SE1 8DD
UK.

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister MIKE ADAMS personal Attorney to Ronald Lake and Joyce Lake who used
to work with Frank Howard Allen Realtors. On the 31st ofJanuary 2000, my client
and his wife were involved in a Plane Crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261) all
passengers
unfortunately lost their lives,since then I have made several enquiries to locate
any of my client?s extended relatives but this proved unsuccessful.My client has
investment and a cash valued US$9, 5, 000.00M in one of the banks here,and was to
come for repatriation of the funds before the incident occured.
You can read more about there death on this website below:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

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 where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at US$9,
5, 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 the Bank.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$9, 500, 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.

Please get in touch with me via E-mail:-barrister_mike_adams@pc.nu, with the below
details immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.

Full Name:

Full Address:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

Mobile Number:

Private Email:

Age:

Occupation:

working:

Country of Origin:

Sex:

MaritalStatus:

Your prompt response is highly imperative.

Yours sincerely,

Barr.MIKE ADAMS (Esq.)






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