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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 JOHN DARK <barrjohndark@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 22:53:27 -0700
Subject: Please treat with utmost secret and confidentiality

Barr.John Dark Law Chambers
Principal Partner John Dark & Co
Malik House
No 233 Tripoli Road
Libya.
Email: barrjohndark@rocketmail.com


Attn: Sir / Ma ,
I
know this email will come to you as a surprise especially when you do
not know me and considering the huge sum of money involved which could
make any one apprehensive at first.
For the sake of
courtesy,I am Barr. John Dark,attorney to late Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi, two years before he died alongside with his three sons while
his entire family deserted to unknown destination because of western
world intervention in that country Libya during the civil war. .Before
the death of the late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, he made a
deposit of the sum of Us$56.3m (Fifty Six million Three hundred thousand
United States dollar) with a with Security Company in one of the
countries in Europe which he prefered to associated with before he was
killed which i will not mentioned yet because of security reasons .
My
proposal to you is to fill you in as his next of kin since his next of
kin had died alongside with other of his brothers,then have the
funds/consignment which is deposited with the security company iEurope
in a trunk box shipped in your favor since he died without no one person
again to stand as the beneficiary or next of kin to the late Libyan
leader Muammar Gaddafi. Since the security Company got information about
his death,they have been expecting someone to contact them as his
Beneficiary to the Consignment/ fund, as they had already contacted me
as his personal attorney,who has been his legal representative on the
deposit of the fund,to help them provide the right beneficiary to his
funds still in their possession. But unfortunately, late Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi died along side with his Next Of kin, and close family
relatives, leaving nobody behind for the claim of his Fund still with
the Security company in Europe .
It is therefore
upon this discovery that I personally decided to place you as the right
beneficiary to the USD$56.3 million so that, the security company will
have it transferred to you without further delays,since they have
mandated me to provide his next of kin or have the consignment
confiscated.
Have it in mind that the only people
aware of this my email are You and I,So on no circumstance or condition
you relate this information to anyone else,Let it be a secret we have to
take to our grave.When replying to this email, kindly send as follows:

Full Names:
Contact Addresses:
Direct Telephone/Fax Number:
Country of Origin:
Sex and Age

Honesty
and Trust is our watchword, and for your assistance, I have also
decided that we would try and put all efforts together to see that this
fund gets to you. Thereafter,I will have to visit your country or
otherwise so that we will be able to share the money, as we personally
will be going home with 40% each of us, while the remaining 10% will go
the Charity or to build a Mosques as he indicated before he was killed .
I will be waiting for your urgent response.
Fill free to ask question if there is any .
Please treat with utmost secret and confidentiality
Yours faithfully
Barr. John Dark {Esq.}

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