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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: hameed udu <hameed_udu00002@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:51:39 -0600
Subject: VALUED ATTENTION



Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barrister Hameed Udu, a citizen of Nigeria and a personal Attorney to Late Mark Hopkins Lee. Who was hereinafter called my client. I know that this mail will be of great surprise to you, I got your e-mail address from the Internet as I was soliciting for a partner who will work with me.
Dear, purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank, where this fund valued (USD $ 9, 600.000.00) Nine Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars deposited by my client before his death. This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury, So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to my late client has proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you.

I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/ beneficiary of my late client's fund, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to your account, then we can share the fund on a mutually agreed based on percentage or joint venture/partner. All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of Kin shall be provided.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction. The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any infraction of the law.
However, if this business proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back to me with your interest via this email address (barristerhameed_udu@yahoo.co.uk.) for further explanation.
Best Regards,

Barr. Hameed Udu
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