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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: Henry Agada <henrylaw30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <henryagadasoffice@katamail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:20:19 +0000
Subject: Your inheritance





AGADA CHAMBERS NO25 CRECENT AVENUE IKOYI, LAGOS, NIGERIA. Email: henryagada_esq@yahoo.co.uk
From the desk of: Barrister Henry Agada.
I got your contact in the course of my inquiry to locate relations of my Deceased Client who died in a car crash on the 13th February 2002. The reason for this is to inherit a Contract Payment Deposits Account of $7 million of which the Deceased left in a Finance Firm.
Consequently, having gone through to your profile on Internet, I want you to please assist me to inherit the fund into your Account.This request emerged last week when the Finance Firm contacted me for the attention of my Deceased Client (perhaps for one reason or the other they have tried to contact him and was unsuccessful).
However, thereupon I announced his death and protocols observed, I was mandated (as the deceased's attorney)to provide the Next of Kin to inherit the Deposits or they will freeze it as"Unclaimed Deposit". Unfortunately, and unknown to the Finance Firm, the Next of Kin was among the dead in the car crash.
But rather leaving the Deposits/Account frozen hence I seek your help to claim the fund into your Account as you share similar last names with the Deceased and I have the required Information to execute the transaction under legal process. So all you need to do is to forward me your direct telephone number or Fax number/your mailing address,then you have to open an account for this transaction.And upon the conclusion of this transaction,I will come to your country,for the disbursement of this fund,which 40% of the total amount will be your compensation,while 60% will be my share for the investment I will need your help to establish in your country.
Please contact me for further information and commencement of the transaction.
1, your full name, 2, your address, 3, your telephone and cellphone numbers4, your fax number, to enable us commence immediately.
5, age and occupation
Your response and further communication should be via my confidentail e-mail address is: henryagada_esq@yahoo.co.uk
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Henry Agada
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