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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: Barrister Mose David <barr.mose_david000015@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mose_david07@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:55:14 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN









































































































































TEMPLE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL
PRACTITIONAL)
No: 85, Western Avenue,
Surulere, Lagos,
Email
(mosedavid03@lawyer.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 Mose David, 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 enquiries 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 unserviceable 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 Name:
2,
House Address:
3, Your Country:
4, Your Contact Telephone Number:
5,
Your Age and Gender:
6, Your Occupation:
7. your id card or passport
:

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 (mosedavid03@lawyer.com).

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Mose David
(SAN).

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