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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 Gary Ahmed Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrgaryahmedchamber@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:40 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

>From The Desk of Barrister Gary Ahmed Johnson
Gary Ahmed Johnson & Associate Chambers
11a ademola crescent Victoria Island,
Lagos States, Nigeria.
Email: barrgaryahmedchamber@yahoo.co.jp
 
Please kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you I believe you are a highly respected personality considering the fact that I sourced your
profile from a human resource profile database on your country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events
 
I am Barrister Gary Ahmed Johnson, a Solicitor/a senior advocate in the Nigeria Barr association. I am the Personal Attorney to Former Prime Minister of Libya, Muammar Muhammad Abu Armin AL-Gaddafi, commonly known as Colonel Gaddafi, he was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist. During his reign and campaign to form A.U, Organization of African unity were i was chosen to work for him here in Nigeria. During this course Col. Gaddafi deposited the sum of ($75,000,000.00) Seventy Five Million United States Dollars with central bank of Nigeria to fortify his leadership and gain support from Nigeria Government. However Col Gaddafi succeeded and today A.U stands even though he is dead today, We Africa countries and some parts of the world who benefited from his leadership will never forget his wealthy life which he extended to many before the Libyan war which saw his end on October 20, 2011.
 
Unfortunately, Gaddafi deposited huge amount in all the banks across the world especially united states and British and also here in African countries. here in Nigeria as his personal attorney on his campaign during the reform of A.U members, Colonel Gaddafi deposited ($75,000,000.00) is still under Central bank of Nigeria and i cannot search for any of his family members following war in Libya that took his life while some of his family members who are still alive are on exile and i have to trace to locate any.
 
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for about 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund on behalf of the deceased family as his legal beneficiary thereafter the fund will be process and release to you in person with  a legal order and approval from the supreme Court legally issued in your name.
 
Upon receipt of the fund,I will come over to your country to meet with you for the disbursement of the fund and then you and I will share the money in this order: 50% will be for me, 40% will be for you.While 10% is for execution of the fund in case of any expenses you may encountered during the process of the fund into your account. Note that the transaction requires financial assist to enables us process the beneficiary approval order in your name legally with all the legal right and documents under my power as the personal attorney to the deceased family. all process and achievement must be legally secured. I have all the necessary legal documents that can back our claim at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
 
All I require is your honest co-operation and financial assist to enable us seal this mutual benefit through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any bridge of the law.
You are needed as a next of kin to inherit this left fund, be rest assured.
 
If you are willing and ready to execute this mutual deal with full support and confidential, kindly feel free  and contact me through the above information
with your contact details as requested below:
1.Your Full Names
2. Your direct contact address
3. Country of Origin
4. Your Direct Contact phone numbers/Fax
5. Your Occupation
Sincerely Yours
Barrister Gary Ahmed Johnson.
 
 

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