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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: =?UTF-8?Q?=44=61=67=6D=61=72=20=54=68=6F=6D=61=73?= <dagmarthomas_unitednations@walla.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:43:38 +0300
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=43=41=4E=20=49=20=54=52=55=53=54=20=59=4F=55=20=49=4E=20=46=55=4E=44?=









  CAN I TRUST YOU IN FUND

I AM BARRISTER RICHARD MARTINS PERSONAL FINANCIAL ATTORNEY TO MR. BENSON WILLIAMS A CITIZEN OF YOUR COUNTRY. LATE MR. BENSON WAS A PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT WITH ELEME PETROL-CHEMICAL COMPANY RIVERS STATE , IN NIGERIA .

 ON THE 12TH OF JANUARY 2003, MR. BENSON, HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY CHILD WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ALONG WARRI / PORT ROAD.SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES IN THEIR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY LATE CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT THIS HAS PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

 AFTER THESE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS RELATIVES ON INTERNATIONAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT TO NO AVAIL.DEAR FRIEND, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY LATE CLIENT NEXT OF KIN, SINCE HE DIED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER IN THE UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT AND LEFT NO RELATIVE (S) THAT IS KNOWN TO THE BANK.

 VALUABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE BANK TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS TO STAND AS BENEFICIARY TO HIS ESTATES WITHOUT SUCCESS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PLANNING TO DECLARE THE FUND UNCLAIMED BY October 2013 AND TRANSFER IT TO FEDERATION ACCOUNT FOR PURCHASE OF MATERIALS TO CARRY ON THE FEDERAL BUG JET OF BUILDING MORE REFINERIES IN LAGOS ABUJA PORT HARCOURT.

 THIS INSTRUCTION IS PASSED BY THE (C B N GOVERNOR SANUSI LAMIDO) ORDERED BY THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA DR.EBERECHUKWU GOOD LUCK JONATHAN CHIEF COMMANDER OF THE ARM FORCES. IN OTHER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES OF MY LATE CLIENT FOR OVER ONE FULL YEAR, I NOW SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE ESTATE OF LATE CLIENT SINCE YOU COME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS BANK ACCOUNT VALUED AT $14,270.000.00 (FOURTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN.

 THE BANK HERE HAS THE INTENTION OF DECLARING HIS HUGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT WITH THEM DORMANT/UNSERVICEABLE AND UNCLAIMED, WHICH HE WAS OPERATING A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2004 AMOUNTING TO $14,270.000.00 (FOURTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS TO SET UP ACCOUNT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTAIN IT I WILL HELP TO ARRANGE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN THROUGH THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT, LAGOS NIGERIA.

 ALL I REQUIRED IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION AS A SINCERE PARTNER TO ENABLE US SEES THIS DEAL THROUGH AND I WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE BANK REFERRED FOR THIS TRANSFER. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU AND I FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. ONCE THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 50% WHILE 50% WILL BE MY SHARE, AND ALL EXPENSES OR TAX AS YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY REQUIRE SHALL BE BORNE BY BOTH PARTIES.HERE IS INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SECURING APPLICATION.

 YOUR FULLNAME: ADDRESS & COUNTRY: AGE: SEX: TELEPHONE NUMBER: OCCUPATION; MARITAL STATUS; AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE IN PRINCIPLE, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSARY MODALITIES FOR COMMENCEMENT.

 FINALLY, I AM RELYING MY CONFIDENCE IN YOU IN GOOD FAITH TO SEE YOUR WILLINGNESS AND COMMITMENTS IN ACCEPTANCE TO MY REQUEST.MAKE SURE YOU DIRECT ALL YOUR REPLY VIA MY SECURITY MAIL BOX richard_martins205@yahoo.com

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

 RICHARD MARTINS (ESQ)


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