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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: David Dangote <daviddangote1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:49:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: KIND ASSISTANCE


DAVID DANGOTE CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

ATTN: PLEASE,

It is with Heavy Heart, I am reaching you regarding the death of my client. I am Barrister David Dangote, the personal Attorney to the late MR. MIKE & CAROL HALL a nationality of Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. before their recent Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster last year (2004). Please, I will like you to view this web site below and see what i am talking about.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm
Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the inccident, 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, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client, I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about $2Million U.S dollars ( Two million U.S.dollars ).Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over several years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $2million U.S dollars can be paid into your account and then you and me will share the money. 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation 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.

Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further I will want you to send to me in your return email with the following information for the transfer in your favor.

1,Your full Name,
2,Your Postal Address
3,You're private phone, Mobile and fax numbers for easy and effective communicating for each other's.
I await your kind response, Please if you are interested and capable in handling this deal with me, Do get back to me ASAP with the following information's.

Yours Faithfully

Barrister. David Dangote (Esq.)




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