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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: "Bar.Victor Anderson" <williamkujo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barvictoroffice2014@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:13:24 +0000
Subject: Pet it please you to respond quickly either negatively or positively

Dear Friend,

I have emailed you earlier without a response. In my first email I
mentioned about my late client whose relatives I cannot get in touch with.

Please, do not be offended if this message comes to you as I ought to have
sought your consent and approval before e-mailing this proposal to you. I
acted as I did due to the importance and urgency of this business.
Whichever way you may look at it, let it please you to respond quickly
either negatively or positively.

This mail is written and intended to solicit your assistance to be
presented as the HEIR to my Late Engr. J. G. , since you are a foreigner
and happens to have the same last name with my late client and also only a
foreigner can lay claims on this inheritance and I am compelled to do this
because I would not want the bank to push my client's money 5.7 Million
Euro into the bank treasury as unclaimed inheritance.

On the 21st of April, 2007,my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but all proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name
over the Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the fund valued at 8.7
million Euros left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his
account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days which
is three weeks from now.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names with him so that the proceeds of his
account can be paid to you as the bone-fide beneficiary.

On receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing
ratio and modalities for the transfer. I have all the necessary information
and legal documents needed to back up this claim. All that is needed is a
willing foreigner who will be honest, trustworthy and transparent both in
business and in spirit with his or her loyal co-operation to enable us see
this transaction through.

I once more guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangements that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Contact me on my direct email ( victorchambers2014@live.com )

Best Regards,
Barr. Victor Anderson.[Esq]

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