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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.CHRISTIAN BELL." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chrisbellchambers@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:34:05 -0700
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME.

FROM THE DESK OF MR CHRISTIAN BELL
CHRISTIAN GROUPS & ASSOCIATE
130 BANK ANTHONY WAY IKEJA GRA LAGOS


Dear Partner,


Good day, firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information
via e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the
urgency and importance of the information. This project is based on Trust,
confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable
meeting of the minds.

I am a fifty two(52)years old established lawyer. My name is Christian
Bell, a legal personal attorney to an expatriate and a consultant with an
American Oil company, PENNZOIL Fredrick Koo (Now deceased) He died in the Tsunami
disaster on 26th December 2004 while on vacation in Thailand.

Seven years ago, My Client successfully executed a contract for the Federal
Government of Nigerian {FGN} worth US$18.3 million dollars. A part payment
of USD9.million dollars was paid to my client, while the balance of USD9.3
million Dollars was still unpaid before my client died in the Indian Ocean
Tsunami disaster. However, all my efforts to locate the possible next of
kin proved abortive. Until his sudden demise, He was not married and was
44years old.

NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the new elected Government Of
Nigerian is fully paying all foreign contractors who have successfully
executed their contracts and my client is among those benefited in this
first quarter payment
schedule which has already been deposited in his bank. As his personal
attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and instructed me to
forward particulars of my client's next of kin within the next 14 official
working days so that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD9.3 Million
dollars otherwise his payment will be diverted to the government coffers
account as unclaimed bill.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives, I decided
to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit
the money to your account as my client next of kin since I do not want to
seat and watch my client hard earned entitlement to go astray, it will be
easy for us to achieve because you are of the same Surname and country like
him. Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make
anyone apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing
this project to you with the best of intentions. As a lawyer, I have the
power to secure all the necessary legal documents that will be used for
this claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable
us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate
banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. Upon
successful conclusion of this project, you will be compensated with 40% of
the total fund, while 60% will be
for me.

If you are interested to work with me in this deal then kindly reply strictly
with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective communication and oral
clarification on how to proceed next.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Christian Bell
{Legal Adviser}

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