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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: "From Chris Brown Mensah " <ali@nappiesonline.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:00:21 +0100
Subject: Dear


=

From the office of Chris Brown Mensah.
ATTORNEY AT LAW (ESQ).
Greetings,
I am surprised that you did not get my first message to you explaining tha=
t I was working for a deceased (name withheld) as his personal lawyer befor=
e his death, my late client died of Aconite that was rubbed on his plate be=
fore he was served dinner on that faithful day. It got to my notice when he=
was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately died on the way to the hospit=
al.
My client executed a contract for { NNPC } 2 months before his death and =
he was paid the sum of =A36,400,000.00 (Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand =
Pounds Sterling) only into his bank account. I am contacting you to partner=
with me in conducting a claim for the said amount and not allow the bank d=
eclare it as unclaimed deposit
it is possible to present you as next of kin and final beneficiary to the =
said amount because as the lawyer, I will avail you with all the documentat=
ion that you will need to back up your claim.
If you wish to proceed with me on this plan, I would like you to provide m=
e with the below information as stated below. =

Your Full Name:
Contact Address:
Occupation:
Marital Status:
Tel/Fax Number:
Age:
I will be expecting your urgent response as this matter requires urgency i=
n presenting you to the bank concerning the inheritance claim.
NOTE: ALL RESPONSE SHOULD BE SENT
TO MY PERSONAL EMAI:- chrisbrownmensahesq@excite.com
Regards,
Chris Brown Mensah (Esq).
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
E-mail:- chrisbrownmensahesq@excite.com =20

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