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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: Barr Pablo Maldonado <barrispablomaldonado@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barripablo56mdonado@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:35:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL T hank's for your kind response to my proposal, I would like to give you more information about myself.. My full names is Barrister Pablo Maldonado (Esq) , Born on the 14th of February 1955. I am a legal practitioner, married with 4 children.My Office Address is 33 Dolapo mabo streets, Ikeja, Lagos.My Direct number is +2348029756620. We shall have Honesty and Trust as the first consideration in what ever we shall go on between us.and also want you to assure me that if this huge amount of money get to you promise me, you would site or divert the money on your own,without releasing my share to me.Please take your time to study this letter and ask me any questions if there are any To ask. more so In view of this case ,I need your assistance to Receive this Money($16.4M) on my Behalf as a Next Of Kin to my late client ( Engr.Thomas) Note,there will be No Risk or Trace in Feature against You or Me because i cannot Risky my Life and my personality to a business that am not sure,Besides,every Documents regards to this Claim,has to be Legal for easy Claim. I want to present you as the Next of Kin,due to the fact that i cannot locate any of his relative Family like i stated in my Letter of Request,which all the family was involve in the Plan crash ,that is the reason why i decide to contact you because you bear the Same last Name With My late Client and is from Your Country,which would be easy for you to Claim the Fund.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, Due to the same Country. I decide to seek your consent assistance to present you as the Next Of Kin, of the deceased, So that this account valued at (USD16.4M) can be paid to you and then you and Me Can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you while 5% for any expenses. 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 and me, from any breach of the law. So what I will require from you is to send me these details below: 1. FULL NAME 2, CONTACT ADDRESS 3, TEL/FAX NUMBER 4, MOBILE NUMBER 5, Age 6, OCCUPATION 7, SCAN COPY OF YOUR PHOTO LICENSE This Transaction is total Risk Free,as long as absolute confidential is maintained,for this purpose you are advice to keep it Secret confidential within your self .Thanks for your anticipated co-operation,as i await your urgent Information,to enable me proceed further. Thanks you and send regards to your family I await your urgent Information,to enable me proceed further. YOURS SINCERELY, BARRISTER PABLO MALDONADO (ESQ)

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