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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: "A. Charman" <j.john.lee1112@aol.de>
Reply-To: bar.andrewcharma@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 21:00:19 +0300
Subject: Attention


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Equity Chambers &amp; associates
Great Britain United Kingdom London
Email:
bar.andrewcharma@gmail.com

Dear
I am
Barrister Andrew Charman
, an attorney at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Mr. Martin
, a national of your country, who used to work with a Chevron Oil firm in London

Herein after shall be referred to as my client. On the 28th of September 2009, my client in company of his wife and three kids were involved in a fatal car crash in east London.

All occupant of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved rather unsuccessful.

I have therefore contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscate or declared unserviceable by the bank in which his fund were deposited. Since you share the same last name, particularly, the
Metropolitan Bank of London
where the deceased operated an account valued to the tune of $19.8million US dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or have the account revoked within the next ten official working days.

Since I have successful in locating the relative from the
British/America Chamber of Commerce
, where I traced your information as the next of kin now I solicit your consent to legally present you the next of kin of the deceased since you both share the same last name so that the proceeds of his account can be paid to you and then you.

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.

Best regards
Andrew Charman
Esq.
NB. Please upon acceptance, forward your full names, address, telephone and fax number.

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