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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: "Morgan Ade" <barrmorganade004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morganade2007@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:51:05 -0800
Subject: Good day,!!!


*FROM THE OFFICE OF
BARRISTER MORGAN ADE
LAW CHAMBER,
#24 ADEOLA HOWELL STREET
VICTIRIA ISLANDl LAGOS NIGERIA.

Good day,
I am sorry for the embarrassment this mail may cause you, as we have not met
before. I am Morgan Ade, a solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney to
Engineer Frank Pickard a national of your country, who used to work with
Shell Development Company in Nigeria, hereinafter referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 2002, my client, his wife and their children were
involved in a car accident along Kano - Sokoto express Road while arriving
from Easter Holiday to Warri Delta State. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relatives but this has
proved unsuccessful.

I came across your name and contact, while I was searching for Frank 's
relations. Since my search was unsuccessful, I decided to contact you for
this project. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and
properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Finance House where these funds were deposited.
Particularly, the finance house where the deceased deposited as family
treasure, a consignment valued USD12 Million, last year issued me a 12
months notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund consignment
confiscated, and this ultimatum expires by next month.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years
now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin so that the
proceed of this deposit valued at USD12 Million can be released to you and
then you and I can share the money, 40% for me 40% for you, and the
remaining 20% will be for expenses and tax. He m ade the money in one of the
Oil deals he had with our Oil Ministers. I also have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

As we proceed you will begin to realise that it is risk free.Only i have to
instruct you on what and what to do at every time.Send this info immediately
for application/introduction letter to the bank on your behalf as the next
of kin.

**Your Full Names
Your Postal/mailing address
Your Telephone and Fax Number
Age/Sex/Ocupation
Marital Status
Your id (Driver's License or Working id or International Passport copy)


Sincerely yours,
Morgan Ade*

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