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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 Frank Chika" <jhdudbsyue@aol.com>
Reply-To: thewordislife1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 01:44:18 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend, This is a personal letter directed to you


Dear Friend,

This is a personal letter directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I must solicit your Confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit.

I am Frank Chika, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Mark, LAST NAME WILL BE DISCLOSED UPON RESPONSE. Hereinafter referred to as my client who worked with an American oil company MOBIL, in my country.

My client died as a result of attack from Armed Robbers attack .My late client, who worked as contractor with Mobil an oil magnate in my country, had Left behind a deposit of Seventeen Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only ($17.8million) with a reputable bank.

Last two month ego February, the bank contacted me being his attorney to provide his Next of kin who will inherit his fortune and this according to them is their policy in such circumstances, Since the death of my client, I have carried several search on the internet to locate his family member but with no result.

However I have reasoned very professionally and I can use a legal means to present a next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.

On this note I decided to search for a credible person and, I decided to contact you, that I may, with your consent present you to the "Trustees" as my late client's family member, so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client.

I have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to make this claim and would make them available to you so that the proceeds of this bank account valued at $17.8million can be paid to you before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge amount is lodged.

Like I said, I require solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch with me by email:

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,

Thanks for your understanding.

Kind Regards,

Barrister Frank Chika

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