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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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Fraud email example:

From: Okezie LAW FIRM <test@minfintuva.ru>
Reply-To: <barristerchrisokezie@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:41:26 -0700
Subject: Attention Please,

Barrister CHRIS OKEZIE & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM.
Attention Please,

Please, I apologise for using this medium to reach you. My name is
Barrister Chris Okezie of Okezie & Association Law Firm in Lagos,
Nigeria.
I am the legal counsel for the TOTAL OIL & GAS Lagos NIGERIA. I became
acquainted to one Mr, (full name withheld) who was at his time, a
senior management staff at TOTAL OIL & GAS NIGERIA .I became his
primary legal adviser right before his departure, I am making contact
with you now because my client suddenly passed away Six years ago
after a brief illness leaving me with no information or contact
details of his family or next of kin. As my client legal
representative, it is incumbent upon me to produce evidentiary
documents relating to his beneficiary or next of kin to the bank to
file a claim, hence i decided to contact you. I am confident that i
can put your name as the next of kin. I plan to present you to the
bank as his next of kin and supply you all relevance paper work to put
you in a comfortable position for the claim of his 19.6 MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS ACCOUNT.

This money is currently domiciled (seating) in a dormant account at
Bank, (BANK Name withheld), in Nigeria awaiting for claim. Since 2016
the new Nigerian Banks Monetary and Banking Regulations now allows
banks to liquidate any dormant account after a statutory life span of
10 years. This is why i made the effort throughout contact at the
American Chambers of commerce to search for you based on the record we
received WWW.FamilyTree.com and world Yello page. I am writing this
letter to inform you that it’s very possible for you to claim this
account, I will present you as the beneficiary /next of kin based on
the relevance of your interest, and my back up paper work.

You can claim this fund and have it remitted to you within a very
short period of time instead of letting the bank liquidate the account
as unclaimed fund. i will file in an immediate injunction to stop any
possible liquidation process . We have to file a claim immediately
before the expiration of the injunction .To file a claim, my firm and
I will assist with all relevance documentation relating to this
account. These documents will give you a solid claim to this account
.We will do this for a 35 percent share to you of the total amount
while 5 percent move to charity home in your country while i go with
60 percent for further investment in your country.

If you are interested in this proposal, send me an email with a
resounding yes via my legal email at () to get the process started.
I look forward to hear from you regarding this transaction .please
include your telephone number and the best time to call you,full name
age contact address and occupation when your replying to this letter.

I wait for your favorable swift response, Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Chris Okezie,
Okezie LAW FIRM.

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