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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: "BARRISTER ABUDU DALADI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristerabududaladi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:52:42 +0100
Subject: LET US ACTUALISE THIS TRANSACTION.


BARRISTER ABUDU DALADI
ABUDUDI AND CO.
31A WILLIAMS STREET IKOYI
LAGOS NIGERIA
+234-813-139-3321

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise,since I am
BARRISTER ABUDU DALADI. contacting you to kindly assist me in the
proposition below, which will be of mutual benefit to us both.

PROPOSITION

A salvadorean, Mr. Ramirez Videurre, 66 years of age and a very
prosperous farmer made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum
of US$21.2 Million (Twenty.two Million, United States Dollars)he named
his wife Mrs. Helga Videurre as the NEXT OF KIN . I was called upon as
an Accredited Attorney to the bank to sign and endorse documents to
this deposit on Mr. Videurre?s behalf.Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs.
Videurre were killed in the January 14, eart..hquake that rocked El
Salvador ,killing thousands of people and 1200 others were declared
missing. The bank management now mandates me (being the lawyer that
signed and endorsed the deposit papers for the deceased to trace the
family relatives of the deceased so that the fund will be released to them.


I was made to understand that they had no children.I made several
efforts through the El Salvador High Commission in Lagos to contact
any of the deceased family relatives, but to no avail.Failure to reach
any of the family relatives of the deceased , the only option left for
the Bank?s Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and
revert the fund on trading and investment in the interest of the
bank.In order to avoid this development since it has so farbeen
impossible to trace any of the deceased family relatives. I now seek
your permission and assistance to have you stand as a distant
relatives to the deceased. So that the fund can be released to you and
we can use it for our mutual benefit.

I hope you do understand my concern in this matters, that if we do not
use this opportunity to claim this fund , since the deceased relatives
cannot be traced,the management of the bank will declare the deceased
account dormant and revert the fund on Trading and Investment in the
interest of the bank.For your assistance, you will be compensated
adequately with (40%) of the total sum (55%) will be my own share
while (5%) will be set aside to cover any incidental expense made both
at home and abroad prior to this transaction.If you are interested in
assisting me with this matter, please send to me urgently via my EMAIL
the following details below:


Your Full Name:______________

Your Complete Address:_______

Name of City of Residence:_____

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):____
_____________
Direct Telephone Number: ___________
mobile Number: ______________

Fax Number:____________

Upon receiving the above details from you, I will work out every
documents/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant
relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank for
the release and collection of this fund, which will be within one week
of my receiving the above details from you .I will meet with you in
your country for disbursement after the fund might have been released
to you and also to discuss investment potentials as I will like to
invest in your country with your assistance.Be assured that this
transaction is 100% risk free,as I have taken care of all necessary
modalities to enable a hitch free transaction.Kindly ensure to treat
this matter in strict privacy(Highly Confidential).
Yours Sincerely
BARRISTER ABUDU DALADI.

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