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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: "Mr.Raymod George" <online32898@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "Mr.Raymod George" <r_george2009@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:45:55 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Legal Inheritance:

>From the desk of
Mr.Raymond George((Barrister)
Alfa chambers & solicitors
plot 23/25 joint cresent
Victoria Island
lagos-Nigeria.
Email;r_george2009@sify.com Re: Legal Inheritance:
Attention: Sir/Madam

This is to inform you that death has occured on one Robin Wellman, a national of your country who worked as an oil marchant and a contractor with the Nigerian National Petrolume Co-operation (NNPC).
The above named person has lived in Nigeria for over Ten years and within this years of existance he had a fixed deposit of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$8.5m) only with a bank here in African , Lagos Nigeria.

As a result of this, the bank has advised that I as the legal adviser to the deceased that I make known to them the next of kin or sole beneficiary to the account balance of the Late Robin Wellman, claim or the funds will be decleared unserviceable and confisticated as unclaimed deposit considering the financial deposit code of conduct to banks issued by the Nigerian deposit insurance coperation (NDIC).

I am contacting you based on the fact that you have the same last name with the deceased my late client and it will be easy for me to procure valuable document to introduce you as the net of kin rather than to allow the funds be confiscated by the bank ;in addition, please I will advise you to
respond immediately to this letter so that we will make the neccessary application on your name as the legal executor to the deceased account balance. For more details and explainations please include your telephone and fax numbers for an urgent correspondence. For your information the late Robin Wellman, died on the 21 day of May 2007 and since after then I have made all neccessary enquiries to locate his relations not only for the deposit but also for his estate claim as he was a wealthy man while he was alive. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks
Mr.Raymond George
Attorney at Law.

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