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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: Barrister Greenwood Greenwood <harald_katthoferchamber@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:54:19 +0100 (BST)
Subject: read carefully


Hello Dear.

I am Barrister Rajohnna Greenwood. I am Mrs Wendy Jonnes personal Lawyer. I am sorry to inform you that we lost Mrs Wendy Jonnnes she couldnot survive the operations. She died fews minutes ago.A little about Mrs Wendy Jonnes she was brought up as an orphan,The late Mrs Clintly Laura was the person that hand over her bussiness to Mrs Wendy Jonnes. Mrs Wendy Jonnes died at the age of 70 years .She lost her husband 40 years ago,Her husband died in a plane crash before her death she had no child of hers.

She own an oil producing companys in Nigeria and also in South africa.She own a steel and export companys in london.Before she felt ill she was the founder builder of ST PHILIP ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORWICH LONDON.She was a God Fearing lady that loves and help people so much. Until her death she told me that God has instructed her to choose you to make you her next of kins to inherit all her property. I am shock myself how she managed to get your email address and then contact you. i believe everything happen because God wanted to bless you and your family through this media.I dont know if i can trust you so much to start processing the document for you to clear all the funds from her banks and all the security companys both home and abroads.

In her file in my chamber she makes up to $9,000,000.00 per month from the oil refinary companys in Nigeria.Though since she is late right now we need to make you her next of kins since she has chosen you to be her next of kins. You are to act as her child upon receiving all the funds from the bank. You will decide if you will sell the oil companys in Nigeria to the Nigeria Governement or you will relocate to hand over the companys yourself. She also own an estates where all her oil companys staff live in. She own her personal 7 bedroom duplex,a private helicopter,Drivers, Cooks, Excorts,Cleaners, ETC.When you get to africa you will enjoy the companys and staff of the Late Mrs Wendy Jonnes.All her workers are going to stop work today until the finally transaction is been taken place between me her lawyer and you as her next of kins, I believe if this sound to you as the will of God that i can trust you so much. The investment of the late Mrs Wendy Jonnes is worthly more
than $10 billions per year. I really wish i could be her next of kins but british laws does not permit it because she has already chosen you. I will like to use this opportunity to inform you that i will send you a form of my chamber to fill out because we start the processing of the document so that you will be able to access all her accounts and investment. My chamber will be sending you a plane ticket very soon to visit London then from London to Nigeria. I believe you must have heared of Nigeria before it is a nice country but too much scams going on there. So you need to act fast so that we can have all her funds secures since most of the bank just received a calls that she is late they might scams all her funds. On the form i will send to you. You will be required to pay the sum of $200 for consultants fees before our head office in Nigeria will start the processing work of the document. Once you agree to follow the instructions and abide to everything that i have
you then i will move ahead to send you the form and the payment details of the $200 to our head office in Nigeria. Because they really need to transfer the funds into your account soonest. So tell me your opinion and i will get back to you soonest.Upon receiving your reply i will send you the form and the payment details. May the peace of thy lord be with you.AMEN.Please act fast and get back to me so i can send you the form and we will start processing the document

Regards
Barrister Smith Greenwood.


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