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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: "BARR. STEVE ADAMS" <templechambers@att.net>
Reply-To: templechambers2014@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 03:37:05 -0700
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?


TEMPLE CHAMBERS $ ASSOCIATES (LEGAL PRACTITIONAL) No: 85, Western Avenue, S=
urulere, Lagos. Dear Friend, It is obvious that this proposal will come to =
you as a surprise; this is because we have not met before but I am inspired=
to sending you this email following the huge fund transfer opportunity tha=
t will be of mutual benefit to both of us. However, I am Barrister Steve Ad=
ams, the Attorney to the late ENGR. ALBERT ROBERT a national of Northern Am=
erican who worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeri=
a. On the 11th of November 2015 my client, his wife and their three childre=
n were involved in a car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road,unfortuna=
tely they all lost their lives in the event of the accident, since then I h=
ave enquired from several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended re=
latives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessfu=
l attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate an=
y member of his family but of no avail, hence this proposal email to you fo=
r assistance. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and p=
roperty left behind by my client; As the attorney to the deceased, I can ea=
sily convince the bank that you are the only surviving relation of my clien=
t otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or declared not s=
erviceable by the bank particularly the account where the deceased had an a=
mount valued at about $25 million U.S dollars (Twenty Five million U.S. Ame=
rica dollars). Consequently, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the=
NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client or they will have the account confiscated wi=
thin the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in =
locating the relatives for over several years now, I seek your CONSENT to p=
resent you as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased so that the proceeds of this =
account valued at $25million U.S dollars can be paid to your account and th=
en you and I will share the money, 50% to me and 50% to you. All I require =
to proceed in this inheritance transfer is your Honest Cooperation to enabl=
e us see this deal through and also providing the following information to =
me: 1, Your Full Name:....... 2, Your House Address:.................. 3, Y=
our Country:.......................... 4, Your Contact Telephone /Fax Numbe=
r: ...... 5, Your Age and Gender:....................... 6, Your Occupation=
: ................................. I guarantee that this will be executed =
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the=
law. Waiting to hear from you now. Yours Faithfully, BARRISTER Steve Adams.

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