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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: Samuel Adjeh <s_adjeh@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Samuel Adjeh <samuel.adjeh@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:56:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: with due respect


>From Barrister Samuel Adjeh, 

 

I hope this meets you in goodhealth, may I introduce this life changing project to you. My name is BarristerSamuel Adjeh a legal practitioner and Attorney to late family of Mr.Morgan Hollingberry (British) who died in the plane crash of BellviewAirlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft On 22October 2005, 20:46PM with his entire family and with no trace to any othersurviving relative after my exhaustive efforts in the past 10 years.

 

It is based on these that Icontact you; I want you to stand as my late client's next of kin/beneficiary toclaim this cash deposit for the benefit of both of us. By virtue of my briefand closeness to the deceased family, I am very much aware of their financialstanding, which they operated here in location I shall disclose to you as weprogress which will be based on the sensitive details concerning these depositat my disposal, which am very sure I am the only person privy to theseinformation.

 

My late client was aninfluential wealthy Oil engineer/contractor and he left behind a substantialamount of money in multiple millions of Us Dollars with a Bank in alocation/country which I cannot disclose over the internet for securityreasons. You are at liberty to negotiate the share ratio with me.

 

I will intimate you with moredetails soon as I receive your swift reply. Please do include your direct phonenumber in your response. Kindly reply through my private e-mail: Samuel.adjeh@yahoo.com

Once I receive it, I will callyou to discuss the modalities with you.

 

Best Regards,

Samuel.adjeh@yahoo.com

Barrister Samuel Adjeh


 


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