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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: Clement Disu <michaelpascal65@gmail.com>
Reply-To: clementdisu@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:13:22 -0700
Subject: Attn: Sir/Madam,

OKWUKWU CHAMBERS AND LAW ASSOCIATES
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC,.
Email: clementdisu@gmail.com
___________________________________
Attn: Sir/Madam,

I hopefully believe that this mail will meet you in good health. I am
Hon. Clement Disu of Okwukwu Chambers & Law Associate in Republic of
Benin.
My reason of contacting you is for my urgent need for a foreigner from
your location, who can sincerely and confidentially assist me to
execute a big opportunity that occurred in my chamber. My Client, His
wife and their only Children were involved in a Benin Motor accident
and unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives but all efforts was just in vain.

Although he left no record of any next of kin or closed relatives. I
have made several attempts to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, which had proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his Family hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by
my late Client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank. These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with the
"UBA" where the deceased had an account valued at US$10.5 Million
Dollars (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

The Bank has issued me a final notice to provide my late client’s next
of kin/relatives or have the account confiscated. Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over ten years. Now I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you bear the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued at US$10.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and
I can share the money 40% to you and 60% to me. I will procure all
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may
make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing
this deal through.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, but you
must also agree not to disclose or pass any information related to
this business to any body for security reason and to avoid eye brow,
and the way we are going to achieve this is.

I will need the following information from you:

Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age, Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone, Mobile and Fax Number for Communication Purpose.

Waiting to hear from you urgently.

HON. BARR. CLEMENT DISU ESQ.
(Principal Attorney

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