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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: Richard Eze <richardeze36@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:57:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam



Dear Sir/Madam



I am Richard Eze a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Paul

Kim , a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for the past

fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client. In

April 2002, my client was involved in a fatal car accident along

Lagos/shagamu express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately

lost their lives; my client was one of them.



I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially, the money

left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared

unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.



Particularly, Equitorial Trust Bank Nigeria Plc,where the

deceased had an account valued at about $14.7 million dollars, his bank

has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account

confiscated.



I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased,so

that the proceeds of this account valued at $14.7 million dollars can be

paid to you as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on

a mutual agreed percentage.



All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will

be provided by me since I am his personal attorney,all I require is your

honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you

that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that

will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me, For further correspondence along with the

following information:

1. Your Full Name:

2. Your Contact Cell Phone Number:

3. Your Age:

4. Your Sex/Status:

5. Your Occupations:

6. Your Country and City:

7. Your Full Home/Office Address:.

Warmest Regards,

Richard Eze


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