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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: Julius Karim <jkarimafo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:12:34 +0100
Subject: ATTN DESK


JULIUS KARIM AND ASSOCIATES LEGAL CHAMBERS.Bankruptcy Law,
Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate & Estate Administration and Wills Law.
HEAD OFFICE NO: No 21, Ritis Car Park Road,
Cotonou -- Republic of Benin.



Attn: Desk

I first and foremost seek your forgiveness for my unsolicited business
letter to you.
I got your contact from your country's computerize data following my
effort searching for any person with your surname name, a trustworthy
person to assist me in an inheritance claim of $ 10 million, Ten Million
United States dollars only.

My name is Barrister Julius Karim, a lawyer from Republic of Benin, I am
the personal attorney to a late foreign contractor from your country whose
name is Roy an international contractor who executed contract in the tune
of USD $10 MILLION with Government of Republic of Benin. My late client
had completed the contract and was in verge of nominating his bank account
where the $10 million would be transferred by the accredited paying bank
here in Republic of Benin, a process he was about to undergo, but opting to
travel to Sendai Japan in March 2011, unfortunately for him, he fell a
victim of the catastrophic earth quake and tsunami that occurred in Sendai
Japan on 11th of March 2011.

Since I confirmed he was dead, and I know him as a man who grew up as an
orphan, he has no wife, no children and no relatives who knows his
whereabouts or about the unpaid fund of $ 10 million, I decided to track
his last name on the Internet; basically to locate any trustworthy person
who bear similar surname with him, hence I contacted you. As explained
above, I am contacting you to assist me to claim the Money valued at USD$
10 Million Ten Million United state Dollars, executed contract fund that
was to be approved in favour of my late client, for the contract he
executed with the Federal ministry of works Republic of Benin before his
untimely death in Japan on 11th of March 2011. Despite being his lawyer, I
cannot start such inheritance claim alone without someone from your country
with similar surname, whom I shall present as the next of kin to the bank’s
administration. As his known lawyer, the management and board of directors
of the bank have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the late
contractor, to come for the inheritance claim, otherwise the fund will be
confiscated within the next two Weeks of official working days.

So I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin since your surname
similarity will undoubtedly prove you his relative, so that the proceeds of
this contract fund can be paid to you and the proceed of the $10 million
would be shared in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me subject to
negotiation with you.
However in the event of my receipt of your affirmative response, we shall
then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for the transfer. I have
important contractual documents and other relevant information needed to
back you up the claim. All I required from you is your honesty and maximum
co-operation to enable us see that this transaction goes successfully. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you and I from any sense of breach of the law, and this deal can be
concluded within 10 working days.
Finally, your TELEPHONE/FAX numbers, YOUR AGE & OCCUPATION and your land
mailing address are urgently needed for easy communication on the
commencement modalities of this claim.

Best Regards

BARRISTER JULIUS KARIM.

Private E-mail: karimj603@yahoo.com

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