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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: "webofficeaschambers@writeme.com" <michael.plawitzki@online.de>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:24:09 +0200
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY REPLY URGENTLY

Compliments,
I am victor letsatsi, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney / sole executor to my late client who died in a plane crash with his immediate family on the 17Th of Feb 1998 and Left behind a large deposit of money in a bank here in the USD (10.2 Million). You can confirm from the below website: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/feb/17/jetliner-crash-claims-all-aboard-china-airlines/
 
The bank Contacted me, as his attorney to provide his Next of Kin. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since I was unable to find any of his relatives,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you and then both of us can share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you. Please get back to me on my private email ( victorletsatsichambers@lawyer.com)  for further details.
To Facilitate the process of this transaction, urgently forward to me
Your full names,
Telephone and fax numbers,
Address,
Age,
Marital status,
Occupation
For privacy and confidentiality reply using my private email ,
I will be expecting to hear from you.
Best regards
VICTOR LETSATSI ESQ.
E-mail:   victorletsatsichambers@lawyer.com

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