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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "j_morris13 Gazeta.pl" <j_morris13@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: jamesmorrischamber@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:03:19 +0100
Subject: CONTACT ME ASAP!!!!


BARRISTER JAMES MORRIS & ASSOCIATES
12/15 ST LOIUS STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS-NIGERIA

E-mail me at: jamesmorrischamber@gmail.com

Compliments of the day,

This mail may be a surprise to you because you did not give me the
permission to do so and neither do you know me but before I tell you about
myself I want you to please forgive me for sending the mail without your
permission.

I am Barr.James Morris, a solicitor at law and personal attorney to Mr.David
Walter,A national of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria, work with a
company as a chair executive officer for the past eight years, whom here in
after shall be referred to as my client.On the 27th January, 2003, my
client, his wife and their three children were involved in a bomb blast at
Ikeja Cantonment, which took away their lives.

PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM WHAT I AM TELLING YOU.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name through the
Net to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you to assist in
repartrating the money and property left behind by
my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
Nigerian Government/Bank where this huge deposit valued at US$15.5 Million
were lodged.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the
account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

So I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15.5 million dollars can be
paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on
a mutual agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claims as
the deceased Next of Kin;will be provided to you for back up.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be

executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

[1] NAME:..................................................
[2] CONTACT ADD:.................................
[3] AGE: ..................SEX:..........................
[4] TEL.............................. FAX:..............
[6] OCCUPATION STATUS: ..................
[7] COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:....................

Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss further about this
transaction also you can reach me on this email
address:jamesmorrischamber@gmail.com<address%3Ajamesmorrischamber@gmail.com>

Best regards,

Barrister James Morris(Esq.)

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