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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: john williams <john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:43:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME URGENT....


Barrister john williams CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER, PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
TEL-PHONE 234-803-059-9874
LAGOS -NIGERIA john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr


SIR/MADAM

I am Barrister john williams (Esq.), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th of September 2001, my client, a American National, late Engineer A.Goins, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death Five years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles, California, crashedinto the North Tower of the World Trade Center with 86 people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about Fifteen Million US dollars(US$15m) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require. All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favor

1, Your full Name
2, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone, mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for each others. I await your kind response, Please if you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address for security reasons john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr And note that the nurture of this deal needs a very top secrecy.

Best Regards,
Barrister john williams ((Esq)
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
john_williams_secretary320@yahoo.fr
TEL-PHONE 234-803-059-9874,


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