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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 Edmund Brite" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristeredmund_brite@lawyer.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:31:05 -0000
Subject: Barrister Edmund Brite Your Urgent Respons

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you today.

First, I must apologize to you for using this medium to communicate to you about my proposition to you, I am a Lawyer here in Ghana and as a matter of fact, I have a Client by Name (Mrs. Suchitra Bostock), A citizen of Norway is at the verge of death at the Margaret Mar quart Catholic Hospital at Kpando -Volta Region, Ghana.

She has made an (ORAL WILL) for her bond investment with one of the banks here in Ghana and My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my client (ORAL WILL) so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($8.5million-USD) can be paid to you as the Next of Kin to enable carry out her last wishes. My client did not declare any next of kin or relations in the Deposit paperwork with the Bank during my investigation.

She empowers me to source and nominate an honest foreigner/institution in your country that would utilize it for (Establishing a Charity Foundation) in order to aid the less fortunate and Building of schools.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the Next of Kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will need to secure all the legal documents to back you up in your Real name as the new beneficiary of the Fund and it will be done by both of us.

You’re most urgent response will be highly appreciated to avoid making further contacts. Email me at :barristeredmund_brite@lawyer.com, Please let us communicate through emails.

Name: Barrister Edmund Brite
Firm Name: Brite's Law Chambers
Address: No. 30/1, Farry Street, Adabraka,
P. O. Box 4150 Accra Ghana.
E-mail: barristeredmund_brite@lawyer.com

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