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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: John Nwosu <nwosujoh01@click21.com.br>
Reply-To: nwosujoh@click21.com.br
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:23:43 -0300
Subject: Your Attention Needed for Urgent Inheritance Claim




Dear Friend

I am John Nwosu a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Daniel s.
More, a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty
years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

In April 2006, my client, was involved in a fatal car accident. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, my client was one of them.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially, 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 bank 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 so that
the proceeds of this account valued at $14.7 million 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 honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email
to enable us discuss further. I will want you to send to me on your return email

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email
to enable us discuss further. Get back via my alternative
email:nwosujoh@click21.com.br with the following information for the transfer in
your favor.

1, your full Name,
2, your contact Address
3, your private phone, Mobile
4, Your Occupation


I await your kind response, Please if you are interested and capable in handling
this deal with me, do get back to me ASAP with the above information’s.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister John nwosu (Esq.)

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