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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: Edu Peterside <petersideedu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 11:58:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Robert K. Irion Sr. ,

Barrister Edu Peterside Esq
211 Bello Musa Crescent,
Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear Robert K. Irion Sr. ,

I saw your email address during the course of my research today,I am
Barrister Edu Peterside, I am personal Attorney to late Mr. M. Kogan,a
national of your country, who is a contractor with Shell Development
Company here in Nigeria. Herein after shall he be referred to as my client.
Mr. M. Kogan,died along with his wife in an Egypt Air Flight 990 plane
crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles,please view this web site(
http://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/1999/11/01/iran/ main49778.shtml),

since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients
After several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track any person who can
assist me to get this fund out from the security company, I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before it
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company where
these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Security Company, where
the deceased had an amount valued US45.5 Million US Dollars concealed in a
security box deposited with them as family "TREASURE" for safety The
security has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
consignment sized within a short period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over ten
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this amount of {US45.5 Million US Dollars)
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money,70% to me and
30% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back
up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

Before we proceed in this great deal, I want you to forward to me ASAP the
following information below as to establish a mutual understanding;

1)Your Residential/Office Address..................
2)Your Telephone/Fax Number........................
3)Your profession....................
..............
4)Your Age/Marital status..........................


Faithfully Yours,
Barrister Edu Peterside Esq.

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