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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.Kazin Azmania" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agaakazin@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:07:20 +0200
Subject: Urgent Need.

Attention:Sir/Madam,

Please do not be offended that I contacted you using this media.Despite the fact that it has been greatly abused and violated.Though, still the surest and the easiest means of communication.My name is Mr.Kazin Azmania.I am an attorney at law. I am contacting you because I saw your last name tallying with that of my deceased client who died in 2007 leaving no named person as his next of kin.I have been mandated by the bank to present his next of kin or any of close relative to inherit the sum of $10.8 United State Dollars he left with the bank.

This funds is close to confiscation if nothing is done now.I have several effect to locate any of his close relative.But all the effort I made has proved abortive.Hence I have decided to do a name search using his last name to see if I can get any one whose last name matches with that of his own whom I can present to the bank as his next of kin.It was in the cause of my search that I found your last name tallying with his own.

Please if you are interested to make this business deal with me.I give you all the assurance and guarantee there will never ever be any problem for you in this business deal.Hence all we are going to do will be legally arranged and executed within the ambit of the law to protect you from every breach of the law and from every form of problem.Both now and in the future.

The fact that you bear the same last name with him makes every thing very very easy for us and will not and never in any way raise any suspicion.More so,I am the only person by the law here with the legal right and authority to attest and approve payment of this money to any one to the bank.Since I am his personal attorney while he was alive.

What this business requires is your maximum co-operation and to respect it's confidentiality and keep it as such.But be 100% guaranteed and assured there will never ever be any problem.

When this money is transferred.You will take 40% of the total sum as your share while I take 60%.

Please if you have read and are willing to do this business with me.Kindly provide me with your Full Name,Your Direct contact telephone number,Occupation,Marital Status,Age (MM/DD/YY) and Your Full contact Address.With this I can be able to file in your name with the bank as his next of kin.Before proceeding to the court to swear an affidavit oath of change of ownership/true beneficiary and to also prepare the will witness in your favor as his next of kin.

Anticipating your urgent and positive response.

Best Regards.

Mr.Kazin Azmania.

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