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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: Financial Consultant <chadiamanji@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:47:13 -1100
Subject: pls get back to me

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Hello Sir,

My name is Chadi Amah a financial consultant based here in London,
United Kingdom ,a client of mine who was a successful business man that
bears the same last name with you passed away many years ago with his
only son in a aghast auto crash who was meant to be heir to his fund
12.7 Million English Pounds only ;leaving a vacuumed to be fill .Having
divorced his wife and Unfortunately , none of his family relation knew
that such fund exist

The bank where my late client deposited the fund has mandated me to
produce his next of kin or have the fund confiscated by invoking
abandoned property degree of 1936 in accordance with the law of United
Kingdom.

It was in this circumstance I decided to communicate with you, believing
that you have the potential to handle this project I hereby assure you
that this transaction is 100% risk free and will be conducted in a
legitimate manner without any financial misconduct. I should respect
your trust on me as the financial adviser to the late client.I hereby
reiterate that the fund will be share in the following ratio; You will
be entitle to 50% ; 40% for me while 10% will take care all expenses in
the process of the fund transfer



On receipt of your response, I will send you the documents
(evidence)pertaining to the deposit of the fund which my client
information will be known and engage the service of an attorney to carry
out the legal documentation that will compel the bank to legally accept
you as the next of kin and release the fund to you.


Thanks
Yours sincerely
Chadi Amah

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