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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: from miss joy jerry <info9@info081.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <williarnspeters@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:39:17 +0530
Subject: READ AND REPLY

Legal Practitioners
Solicitors At Law
No: 55 Pyne Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria
EMAIL: williarnspeters@gmail.com.

Dear Friend,

My name is Barrister Williams Peters a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Tony Cobb a national of your country, who used to work with shell Development Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the December 25th 2011,my client and his entire family died in a bomb blast carried out by Boko Haram Islamic sect early Sunday morning in Abuja Nigeria.

You will read more stories about the blast on visiting this website:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-bombs-churches-in-abuja-jos-40-dead/105778/


Since then I have made several Enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Company where these huge deposits were lodged. Where the deceased had an account valued at about $9.5 million dollars as the Finance company has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $9.5 million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please I will like you to get back to me as soon as possible on my private email address; (williarnspeters@gmail.com) you are free to ask any question.
I will be waiting for your response, in other for us to move forward.

Best Regards,
Barrister Williams Peters (ESQ)

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