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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: "John Pedro" <jayant@dpenterprise.com>
Reply-To: attorneyjohnpedro@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:12:22 +0530
Subject: From John Pedro




I considered your position before I made this consultation. My name is
John Pedro; I am attorney to late Mr. Marriott Randolph an industrialist,
Oil and Gas merchant until his death few months ago. I have represented
his investment interest for over 25yrs now. On June 13th, 2012, he
summoned me to his office to commence his WILL process. That was when his
health condition became worse. He eventually died few months ago, leaving
the WILL uncompleted.

The burial arrangement is in progress now, and according to his
instruction, the WILL, will be announced one week after his burial. He was
a successful business man. I want to present you as his trustee and
business partner who according to him, should for further investment
inherit the sum of $10,500,000.00USD which he secretly deposited in a
bank here so that both of us we can share the fund once transfer into your
account. I want us to do this before presenting the WILL to his family.

The family does not know about this his personal deposit of
$10,500,000.00USD as it is not listed on the WILL and all family focus is
in his oil company and other banks where he made some deposit. I will
secure the documents that will make you the beneficiary of fund to enable
us claim it from bank institution where the fund is deposited. I have the
WILL with me and no member of his family has seen the WILL and the
institution where the fund is deposited is not known to them. Can we work
together?

Kindly get back to me via my private e-mail: attorneyjohnpedro@oulook.com
for further discussion on this if you are interested.
I hope to hear from you.

Respectfully Yours,
Mr. John Pedro. ESQ

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