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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.Antony Akintola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ntonyakintola@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:59:43 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

ANTONY AKINTOLA & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS
(LEGAL PRACTITIONER,PUBLIC NOTARY,SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE)
SUITE 435 OMEGA PLAZA,APAPA
LAGOS - NIGERIA.


Attention,

I am Antony Akintola,a personal Attorney and legal adviser to Mr.Robert Moore,a foreigner resident here in my country who works with a Multi-National oil company,Shell Petroleum Development Corporation as an oil consultant/contractor.

My client,his wife and their only child were among the victims of an explosion in Lagos,Nigeria that happened on January 27,2003 which claimed many lives and properties.Please click on the link below to view info about the accident

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposit was lodged. Particularly, now that the BANK, where the deceased had an account valued at about $11.8 million Dollar issued a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account Confiscated within the next twenty one official working days based on seven years dormancy regulation by the financial association.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives, I now seek for your consent in order to present you as the next of kin to my deceased client so that his funds valued at US$11,800,000.00 would be paid to you and thereafter you and I can share this money. If you agree, we can discuss your percentage. I have all necessary Legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we made for this fund to be released into your account.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal a success.I guarantee you that this deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Awaiting your immediate response.


I remain most obliged,

Mr.Antony Akintola Esq.

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