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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: "chris madu" <chrismadu104@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:53:04 +0100
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT.


Hello Anticipated Partner,

I am Mr. Chris Madu, i work with a bank here in Abuja(NIGERIA),and i
stumbled on an account that has been dormant for sometime now and from
my investigations the owner of the account is my late client, who bears
thesame last name with you, kindly do help me in getting these money out of
the bank here,he died along with his entire family in a plane crash On the
10st of January 2007.

I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind
by this late client, who bears the same last name with you, do help
me before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this huge deposit were lodged which is where i work.

My employers, where the deceased had an account valued at about $3.5
million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working
days.Based on this development i need you to come forward and stand in
as the beneficairy, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $3.5
million dollars can be release to you and then you and i can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you.

All I require is your honest 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. Please
get in touch with me by my private

private email: chris_madu101@yahoo.com

Regards

Chris Madu.

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