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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: 700700 <bidoldarith2015@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 23:26:25 -0500
Subject: Very Urgent



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<-With due respect. I have the pleasure in writing this letter to you in
strict Confidence and I know that my letter will come to you as a great
surprise, since we have never met before. My name is Barrister Bidol
Darith. I am a Lawyer. I reside and practice in the Republic of Ghana. I
am writing you this letter with good faith in respect of late Mr. R.
Zaytcev, who was my client here in Ghana until his untimely death in the
year 2005, in a ghastly motor accident, which claimed his life along
with that of his wife and only Son, who were his co-occupants in the
ill-fated automobile, with which he was traveling on that fateful day.

In the light of the foregoing, the bank where my late client deposited
the sum of $45,5Million, are trying to share it among themselves,
because he seems to have had no survivor, next of kin, or who should
demand for and collect these money from the bank. The bank has already
issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account
confiscated within the next seven official working days. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over some years now, I
seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to my late client, so
that the sum in his account will be paid to you as the next of kin.

I am therefore contacting you to solicit for your co-operation of
immense benefit / assistance to me in pulling out this fund from the
financial institution, for our mutual benefits. The combination of the
facts that I was his Attorney will indeed enable us collect receive this
amount plus interests accruing, which my late client kept in this bank
in my country. My idea here is that two of us will share this amount
with the accrued interests, in an agreed ratio, when it is paid to you
as the supposed next-of-kin, because we need each other to make this
happen.

I have access to all the necessary information that will enable us claim
the money and no questions, or suspicions will be raised anywhere, since
I was his real Attorney until his death. I have given notice to the bank
that soon, I will be assisting my client's next-of-kin in claiming and
withdrawing the money. In response, the bank agreed, but asked me to do
so very quickly or seriously risk having the account frozen and the fund
forfeited.

Therefore, I earnestly solicit your honest co-operation in this matter.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will not involve any breach of the law. Accordingly, I guarantee
that you will not be at any danger or risk, and will therefore not have
any problem now, or in the future as a result of this transaction. My
proposal is that you allow to be presented for this role so that
documentation can be processed and payment made in your favor. This is a
project which will see us partner to realize. I would be willing for us
to discuss terms of participation in order to protect our various
interests. If you concur with this proposal, kindly get back to me with
Your: Full names . Age . Occupation . Address . Direct telephone.

Kindly get back to me with the above information so that we can discuss
proper regarding this transaction. I want to assure you right away that
I have positioned this deal not to last for more than two weeks. Kindly
reply to this offer. Best regards, Barrister Bidol Darith->

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