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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <a.idigbe_punukachamber@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:42:37 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM PUNUKA CHAMBERS (CALL ME +2348032173666)





















PUNUKA
CHAMBERS
PUNUKA
ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS


Address: Plot 45
Olio Adjuror Street
off
Amide Akin made Street
off Admiralty Way , (by White Dove
School )
Laky Phase 1,

Laky-Lagos

ATTENTION:

RE: TWENTY SIX
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INHERITANCE CLAIM (US$26, 500, 000,
00)

Before I start, I
must first Apologies for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is
certainly an unconventional approach in starting a relationship but as time goes
on you will realize the need for my
action.

I am CHIEF ANTHONY .I.
IDIGBE (SAN). I am a Legal representative, an Attorney and private account manager to my late
client in the Year 2007, my client by name Mr. Ambrovic who passed away, leaving
behind a cash inheritance of Twenty six million Five hundred thousand United
Sates Dollars ($26,500,000,00).

All efforts by me
to trace his Next of
Kin proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to his
death.

The Financial law of
inheritance clearly allows for the deceased Bank to use deceased money as deemed
fit, should the inheritance money be left unclaimed for a period of thirteen
months after the death of the account owner. The Governing Body of the BANK
where the fund was deposited has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to
provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and legitimate
agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin
so that my late client's fund will not be confiscated by the bank after a long
period of time.

The reason why I have
contacted you now is because I want to present you as the beneficiary and next
of kin to late Mr. Ambrovic.

The Inheritance
Law clearly leaves the bonus of proof of who is or is not the next of kin, to
the deceased Lawyer to prove. As the deceased Lawyer, the Law says l have the
final say of who is the beneficiary of the deceased estate. This is 100% percent
legal. As a legal representative I know
this.

I propose a sharing
formula of 50% for me while /40 for you if you will agree to stand in as the
next of kin and have the funds deposited into any account that you will provide
to the bank during the process of claim. I will give details on my next email
what the 10% balance would go for.

If you are interested
in this proposal and you are ready to keep this proposition in absolute
confidentiality and trust, then contact me at once, and we can work out the
details, and the issue of your compensation.


Regards

CHIEF ANTHONY .I.
IDIGBE(SAN)





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