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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ISHA AHMED ESQ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <isha_ahmed@mail.ua>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:25:01 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

   FROM
ISHA AHMED ESQ
NO 19 ODODUWA CRESENT
G.RA IKEJA LAGOS STATE
PHONE 2348155127185
 
Dear Friend
 
I am Mr ISHA AHMHED , I have emailed you earlier on without any response from you. On my first email I mentioned about my late client, a National of your country whose relatives I cannot get in touch with. But both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to front you as his official next of kin so that the money in his account valued $12.5 million  will be paid to you.
i want to contact you regarding the inheritance fund valued at$12.5 million of late client who died in 2012 in The plane, a Boeing, McDonnell Douglas (MD-83),  with registration number 5N-RAM Flight 0992  operated by Dana Airlines Limited,which crashed into a warehouse and a story building on Tolulope Street, off Popoola Street, Iju Ishaga, Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area.on 3rd June 2012..
 
I wish to notify you that the governing council of our bank have put up a notice for immediate payment of this funds and as such you are entitled to your late relative fund which have accrued to US$12.5 Million over years deposited with our branch .
 
On receipt of your response with your full details i will properly guide you on the procedure we will embark on to facilitate the easy release of this funds for our mutual benefit.
 
I am compelled to do this because I would not want the finance house to push my clients funds into their treasury as unclaimed inheritance. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be use to backup any claim we may want.If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you Comprehensive details on what we are to do.
 
Awaits your reply.
 
ISHA AHMED ESQ
(Legal adviser)
Urgent Response is Highly Needed(next of kin)
 

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