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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "Wole Alanipekun San" <alkhan@omantel.net.om>
Reply-To: barrwolesan@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:03:45 -0800
Subject: Dear: Sir/Madam,
WOLE ALANIPEKUN & CO
NO 12 IDUWU TALOR ST VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS
ABUJA OFFICE 45 WUSE ROAD JEBI JUNCTION ABUJA
PHONE 234-8187074410 FAX 234 828093324
My names are Wole Alanipekun iam an attorney and a solicitor I was a
solicitor to Mr Peter Braym who die on the 14th of July 2013 he was
and Oil field maintenance officer with one of our leading oil company
here in Nigeria before he died and he was taken back to this country
to be buried and since then I have not hard anything from any members
of this family now the insurance company has just called me as his
solicitor that they are about to pay the sum of 1.2musd to him as part
of the life insurance cover he took with them now that I should
contact any member of this family for the claim which I have tried all
I could to contact any family member for this claim but all to no
avail and I do not want this fund to go back to the insurance company
as unpaid fund now I have been ask by the insurance company to locate
the next of kin that can claim this fund so my point of contact to you
now is to present you as the next of kin to Mr Peter and the 1.2m
shall be transfer to you immediately I have all the legal document
that will proof that you are the next of kin to my client if this
proposal got your attention do send me this following information so I
can send it to them then and after I will let you know the sharing
method which will be 60 % to you and 30% to me and 10 % will be for
any expenditure that may come up from any of us
send me this full information
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
2 YOUR PHONE AND FAX
3 YOUR AGE
4 YOUR SEX
5 YOUR OCCUPATION
6 YOUR NEXT OF KIN
as soon as receive this information from you I shall commence with the
processing of the payment
I wait to hear from you
Barrister Wole Alanipekun San
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