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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.James Okoh,Esq." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.jamesokoh@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 06:33:06 -0500
Subject: PLEASE CHECK YOU HAVE 1 NEW MESSAGE/////



Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Barr.James Okoh, I am the personal attorney to my late client,a National of your country, he is known and referred to as my Client. On the Sunday, 16 September 2007, when my late client, his wife and kids were killed in the PLANE CRASH.

I have made several inquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccessful.

After these unsuccessful attempts failed, I decided to track his last name in the Internet to locate any member of his family or his national hence I contacted you.My contact to you is to assist me in repatriating my late client's money which he deposit in a Finance & Security House, before the account and his properties he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance & Security House where he deposit this money valued $15.3million(FIFTEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND us DOLLARS).

More importantly, the Finance & Security House where the deceased client deposited these huge sums of money has served me a write of notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN of my client or the account will be confiscated.

I have tried and failed on several occasions in locating his relatives I am now seeking for your consent to present you as the next of kin the deceased since you have the same last name with him, so that the money in his account will be paid to you while I will come over to your country for the sharing. I will take 50% while you will take 40% and 10% will be donated to the less privileged and charity organization.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be use to backup any claim we may want. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Finally, if this business interest you, please get in touch with me immediately through my via email address:(jamesokoh01@gmail.com) , Also provide me with the information below to enable me commence to get all legal document that will back up the claim.

1. Your full names:
2. Your residential address:
3. Your telephone and Fax Number:
4. Your age and marital status.
5. Your occupation.

Awaits your urgent reply.

Respectfully.

Barr.James Okoh,Esq.
Email Address:barr.jamesokoh@yahoo.com

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