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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: "Att. James Boykin" <info.atjh.co@ok.kz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: att.jamesboykin@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:17:15 +0100
Subject: Please Respond ASAP 01-06-09


Attn:

I Am Attorney James Boykin Of JAMES BOYKINS & ASSOCIATES, Basically A Legal
Firm, With Branches Here In The United Kingdom And Africa. I Am A British
Citizen. The Reason I Have Contacted You Is, I Need Your Co-operation and
Assistance, I Had A Client, A Cambodian, Though A Citizen Of The United States,
On The 19th Of April 2002, My Client, His Wife And Their Three Children Were
Involved In An Incident, They Were Kidnapped On Their Way From An Event, Where
He Lived And Worked As A Contractor For Several Oil Companies, (In The Oil Rich
Nigeria Delta Region Of Nigeria) And The kidnappers Demanded a Ransom, But
Before Negotiations Could Take Place, The Group Had An Encounter With The
Security Agents, And A Shoot Out Ensued, Which Left My Client And His Entire
Family Death.

Since Then, I Have Made Several Inquiries From The U.S Embassy To Locate Any Of
My Client's Extended Relatives, Which Has Proved Abortive, After These Several
Unsuccessful Attempts, Arose The Need To Contact You, To Assist Me In
Repatriating The Money Left Behind By My Client Before They Are Confiscated Or
Declared Unserviceable By The Bank, He Had The Fixed Sum Of Nineteen Million
Eight Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (19,850,000.00) With A
Bank.

The Said Bank Has Issued Me A Final Notice To Provide The Next Of Kin To My
Client Or They Will Be Left No other Choice Than Handing Over The Money To The
Government. All Efforts Of Locating Any Relative To My Late Client Have Been
Unsuccessful All This Years. My search On The Internet Got Me To Your Profile,
I Am Trusting You Can Use Your Position To Receive This Funds, (ie) I Am
Seeking Your Consent To Present You As The Next Of Kin To My Late Client, So
The Said Funds As Stated Above, Can Be Paid To You Instead Of Loosing Them To
The Government Of Nigeria. I Assure You, I Shall Handle This Perfectly As An
Attorney, By Arranging All Paper Work In Your Names As The Legal Beneficiary Of
The Funds. Have It In Mind That, Once We Have Successfully Executed This, Me
And You Shall Be Entitled To 4O% Each And Have 20% Of Donated To Charity.

On Receipt Of Your Reply Giving Your Unreserved Consent And Willingness To
Giving All Required Assistance Towards Making This Transaction A Success, I
Shall Begin With The Process Of Documentation In Your Names As The Legal
Beneficiary Of The Funds. You Are To Make Available; (A) Scanned Copy Of Your
Valid Means Of Identification (B) Home, Office Address & Direct Telephone
Numbers.

Best Regards,
Att. James Boykin





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