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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: barristermike1@sify.com
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 00:38:12 +0530 (IST)
Subject: I am Barr. Mike Kiyamo Piget Esq. an Attorney at Law


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barristermikepiget@yahoo.in



- I am Barr. Mike Kiyamo Piget Esq. an Attorney at Law. I am the Personal Attorney to Engr. Leon Welter, a German by Birth, who was a contractor with Shell Petroleum Development Company in London UK.Here in after shall be referred to as my Client. On the 21st of April 2006 my client, his wife and their three Children were involved in a fatal car Accident along AN Express road in western London, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquires to Several 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 over the Internet, to locate any member of his family that also proofed unsuccessful hence I contacted you. So that I can present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late client and the bank will not hesitate to pay you this money for both our benefit.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about (US$8.5m) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars. The Bank Has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the Account confiscated within the next 21 working days. Since I have been Unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 8 months now, 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$8.5M) Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars can be paid to you for both our benefit.This Money can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money, All Necessary legal documents will be in place that can be used to back up any Claim we may make. 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.Please do get in touch with me through email address as stated above for more Details, once I have your consent and trust then we can proceed immediately.Your anticipated response is urgently needed.Yours Truly,Barrister. Mike Kiyamo Piget (Esq.)


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