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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: "AHMED USMAN KABIR CHAMBERS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2870318979@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 11:40:37 +0100
Subject: Confirm Awareness of this development?,,,,

FROM: BARRISTER AHMED USMAN KABIR
AHMED KABIR CHAMBERS LONDON U.K.
 
 
Attn: Due Beneficiary
 
I have been waiting to hear from you for a long while now and there has been no message from you and I suppose you must have been previously adviced by Late Mrs. Christiana Rully Darmawan who just passed away about a month ago at a london Hospital widow of the Late Eng. Rully Darmawan a well known Philanthropist meet his untimely death in the ill-fated crash Indonesia plane crash on 10th May 2012, website (http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2012/05/20/173404968/Daftar-Nama-Korban-Sukhoi-yang-Berhasi who just passed away about a month ago at a london Hospital
 
 
Recently I  received a message from someone in Indonesia (Mr. Sanjaya Mufrodi) from Jakarta claiming he is your partner that you are critically ill and that you have mandated him to proceed with the claim exercise on the Inheritance fund amount (USD5.M) for the humanitarian project as Late Mrs. Christiana Rully Darmawan has mandated you.
 
 
This person inform us that you are presently critically ill and for that he has been chosen by you to act on your behalf since he was the only person you informed about this.
 
 
We only need you to confirm this, and also give little details on this person you have chosen to act on your behalf before we could commence on the procedure  of the fund to Inheritance fund to him in accordance with the U.K inhertance policy.
 
However we require that you confirm the followings, Full Names, Address, Company Name, Scan I.D and Direct Tel/Fax. This is for us to be sure it is coming from you.
 
Hope my message is quite understood and we await your immediate response to this.
 
Anticipating your Immediate response.
 
 
 
Your sincerely
 
Barrister Ahmed Usman Kabir

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