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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: Barr Chris John <barrchrisjohn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:55:22 -0700
Subject: From Barrister Chris John

>From Barrister Chris John
Address: 2nd Floor, Plot 122,
Acme Road Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
Direct Telephone: +2347011093074
E-mail: barrchrisjohn@yahoo.com

Dear friend,

Please do not think this is one of those junk mails you receive in your mailbox, which I myself receive also, but I plead for your tolerance and understanding. It is true that we have not known ourselves earlier before now or seen in person, but with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer some fund into your bank account. Please do accept my apology if my mail infringes on your personal ethics.

My name is Barrister Chris John, a Private Lawyer based here in Lagos Nigeria. I got your contact address from the network online while browsing through website of business opportunities in your country.

Honestly, it will be my humble pleasure if we work together. I would like you to act as the beneficiary of my late client Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German Citizen who made a deposit of $19,500.000.00 (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) with a bank here in Lagos few years back.

He died in a plane crash with his immediate family without any registered next of kin of the fund, and as such the fund now has an open beneficiary mandated with the bank, this means that anybody with correct information of this fund can act as the beneficiary for claiming of the inheritance fund without any risk involved, which I will provide for you once you show your interest.

The reason I cannot act as the Next of Kin of my late client is because the bank is aware that I am not related to him, I witnessed when he deposited this fund, otherwise I would have loved to handle this transaction myself without consulting anybody for assistance,. I have received official letter from the bank suggesting a likely proceedings for confiscation of this fund in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited this $19.5 Million Dollars.

According to the Government Law as provided in section 129 sub 63 (N), Nigeria Banking Edit of 1985 at the expiration of 12 years, the fund will be revert to the South African Government if nobody applies to claim this fund. So my proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the beneficiary of my late client so that the bank will pay this $19.5 Million to you, so that we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 60% for me and 40 % for you.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the beneficiary will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation as to enable us see this transaction through. So, after consideration and you are interested in this transaction, please reply in my private e-mail (barrchrisjohn@yahoo.com)

I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect both of us from any breach of law. Please on your response provide me with your direct telephone number so that I can call you to give comprehensive details on how to proceed.

Note that any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good person for the same purpose to avoid South African Government confiscates this fund.

Remain blessed.
Barrister Chris John.

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