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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: "Barristeranni Okonkwor" <barristeranni3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 15:30:16 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

BARRISTER ANNI OKONKWOR (ATTORNEY AT LAW).
OFFICE ADDRESS:144 LAKE SHORE DRIVE,
ABENI CRESCENT, JOHANNESBURG S/A.




GOODDAY,

I am Barrister Anni Okonkwor, a solicitor at law I am the personal attorney
to MR. MARK ANDREWS, a national of your country, who use to work with (SOUTH
AFRICA SHELL PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY). My client MR. MARK ANDREWS was born on
the 21st of april 1962 and he died by a plane crash on his journey to
Australia for a contract.

My client Mr. MARK ANDREWS never had a family of his own, his parents are
late and he is the only child of his parents. Before he died he deposited
the sum of (EURO 9 million) in STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) with the
hope of transferring it to his country before he will be on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I have
contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind
by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the
security company where the deposit was made.

Now the STANDARD FINANCE SECURITY PLC (SFS) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten
official working days. Since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the
relatives for over four months now. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this deposit can be
sent to you and then you and i can share the money.50% to me and 50% to you.

Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction modelity if
you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
every claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us See this transaction through.



BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER ANNI.

(GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY).

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