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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: bar_fred mike <bar_fredmike87@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barr_fredmikes@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:29:02 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,































































































ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONAL)
No: 85, Western
Avenue,
Surulere, Lagos.
Email(barr_fredmikes@yahoo.com)

Dear
Friend,

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise;
this is
because we have not met before but I am inspired to sending you this
email
following the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of
mutual
benefit to the two of us.

However, I am Barrister Fred mike ,
Attorney to the late Engr. Ronald
Johnson, a national of Northern American,
who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria On the
11th of November,
2002. My client, his wife and their three children were
involved in a car
accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express
Road.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event of the
accident,
since then I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to
locate
any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved
unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his
relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but of
no
avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client; I can easily
convince the bank with my legal practice
that you are the only surviving
relation of my client. Otherwise the
Estate he left behind will be
confiscated or declared unserviced by the
bank where this huge deposits were
lodged. Particularly, the Bank where
the deceased had an account valued at
about $15 million U.S dollars
(Fifteen million U.S. America
dollars).

Consequently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten official working
days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
several
years now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to
the
deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15million
U.S
dollars can be paid to your account and then you and I can share
the
money, 50% to me and 50% to you.

All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this deal
through and also forward the following
to me:

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES:------------------------ ------
(2) YOUR
HOUSE ADDRESS:--------------------
(3) YOUR CURRENT PHONE
NUMBER/S:---------------
(4) YOUR FAX NUMBER IF
ANY:------------------------
(5) THE NAME OF YOUR
BANK:------------------------- ----
(6) THE BANK"S
ADDRESS:---------------------- ---------------
(7) YOUR ACCOUNT
NAME:------------------------- ----------
(8) YOUR ACCOUNT
NUMBER/CODE:------------------ -------------
(9) YOUR
AGE/GENDER:------------------- ------------------------------
(10) YOUR
OCCUPATION:------------------- -------

I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach
of the law.
Please get in touch with me VIA this my confidential
email
(barr_fredmikes@yahoo.com)
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Fred mike
(SAN

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