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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: <danjohnuur@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:04:01 +0000
Subject: 11 - 14 - 08



11 - 14 - 08 i am Barr.Dan Johnson, solicitor and notary public,the personalattorney to Mr. Mark David ,a national of your country. On the 21stof April 2004, my client, his wife and their only son were involvedin a car accident along Accra / Kumasi express road. Unfortunatelythey all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then ihave made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extendedrelatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. After these severalunsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over theInternet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence Icontacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property leftbehind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by thesecurity where my client lodge these huge deposits US$7.5millionUnited State Dollars. Particularly, Since I have been unsuccessful in locatingthe relatives for over some years now, I seek your consent to presentyou as the next of kin of the deceased, We will share fortune thus50% for me and 45% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax asyour government may require. I have all necessary legal documentsthat can be used to backup the claim. All I require is your honestcooperation to enable us see this deal through: Please contact me through this Email: danjlyerson@lawyer.com Regards Dan

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