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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 BILLARD JUBRIL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <billardjubril9@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:21:18 -0700
Subject: DEVELPOMENT FOR HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT

GANI FAWEHINMI CHAMBERS
CO-PARTNER BARRISTER BILLARD JUBRIL
No. 35, ADENIRAN AJAO ROAD AJAO ESTATE,
ANTHONY VILLAGE, LAGOS
Dear Esteem Beneficiary,
 
My name is Billard Jubril, I am a legal practitioner here in Nigeria with one of the biggest law chambers in Nigeria. I am presently on 4 months leave, hence my health condition is not very good, so I decided to take medications in Saudi Arabia. I wish to introduce to you a profitable business proposal, which will be of good benefit to us in the nearby future.
A certain client of us namely (Chief Engineer Danielson) made a fixed deposit of $14,250,000.00 Million (Fourteen Million two hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars); to one of the top banks here in Nigeria with an agreement of 4years with the bank since, early 2005 which my chambers is in possession of the copy of agreement. And he has not visited the bank to repatriate his funds in the last 60 months, before his untimely death on Saturday 22nd October, 2005, full details on http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/nigeria.plane/ and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in your society.
Furthermore, I later found out that he died without making a "WILL" or trace for any member of his family to claim the funds left behind in the bank custody; thus his death came abruptly. The main reason of my proposition to you is that, I will like you to stand in as the real benefactor to the depositor; hence you share the same last name with my late client, and also let us work hand in hand to enable us bring the funds into your country for investment, such as charity organization etc, and to also boost your economy and create more job opportunities.
 
Forcibly not, should you comply to work with me, feel free to reply immediately by forwarding to me the beneath required particulars of yours to enable me prepare and to procure the necessary legal documents with which will automatically proof you to be the true beneficiary to inherit the estates with bank. Promptly I confirm our success; I will like to meet with you in your country and negotiate on how to come settle in your country with my family and also meet your family also for a futuristic scheme and business plan. Indicate your interest by furnishing me with the below necessary information of yours for immediate commencement;
 
1. Beneficiary names:
2. Full residing address:
3. Direct telephone, mobile and fax numbers:
3. Age and Marital status:
5. Present Occupation:
6. Nationality, state if different from place of birth:
 
Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details,thanks in advance,I look forward to receiving your profitable response.
Faithfully yours,
BILLARD JUBRIL(SAN)

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