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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: "BARRISTER GORDON MILL" <barristergordon7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgordon_mill@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:08:57 +0300
Subject: PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL !!!


Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am making this contact hoping that you will be willing and trust
worthy of
handling this project on my behalf. I am Barrister Gordon Mill from
Manchester United Kingdom i have been a Solicitor to the Late Mr Hassan Khan
an Asian engineer who lived
and did business here in Nigeria with (NNPC) Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation. Late Mr.Hassan Khan handled contract with (NNPC) for over
twenty five years before his
unfortunate death in the Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain. Aired August
23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html.After his death,
the management of (NNPC) made efforts to trace his family without success
because unfortunately he had no heir to inhererite his estate.

The embassy was contacted to trace them but to no avail. even The insurance
company who are to pay the claim on behalf of the Airline, could not succeed
in tracing his family, i took it upon myself to investigate more, and
discover that Late Mr. Hassan Khan, left an estate in here in
Nigeria valued, Fifty million seven hundred thousand ($50.7m) worth asset
and liquid cash.

Already some of the property has been willed to a charity organization by
him in his will, as a Solicitor to Late Mr.Hassan Khan, who was in-charge of
most of his vital document, i discovered that Mr, Hassan Khan was operating
a secret coded account with Central Bank Of Nigeria, to the tune of Fifty
million seven hundred thousand dollars ($50.7m).

Right now i am soliciting your assistance to assist me to keep this funds
under your custody, if only you will be trust worthy to handle this fund, i
will be most grateful to you and i promise i will never disappoint you as
long as i live.

My friend this project has enjoyed the utmost secrecy on my side and i hope
you do same if you are willing to assist, i will forward the most necessary
document as soon as you show your full interest .

Best regards.
Barr.Gordon Mill.
TEL:+234 807 0715222.

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