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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: "Barr Isa Adamu" <isaadamu@click21.com.br>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:32:42 -0400
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARR. ISA ADAMU

FROM THE DESK OF BARR. ISA ADAMU
ADDRESS: 1 COMMUNITY ROAD SATE
LITE TOWN OFF BGR EXPRESS WAY
LAGOS NIGERIA

Dear Sir/Madam,

For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of
exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great
doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the
fact that so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to
facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for
genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and
recognition.

I am Isa Adamu a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Daniel
A.Overman , a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for many
years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On Sunday, 2 February, 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in Ikeja bomb blast and lost their lives.I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating most specially, the money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Wema Bank Plc where the deceased had an account valued at
about $14.7million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of
kin, or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as
the Next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreign person so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $14.7million dollars can be paid to you,
as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual
agreed percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will
be provided. All I require is your cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get back to me to enable us discuss further about this
transaction.Meanwhile,view this
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm

Best regards,
Isa Adamu.



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