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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?micama001@eresmas.com=20?=" <micama001@eresmas.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:51:26 +0200
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT


Attention.

My Dear,

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met, permit me however, I am barrister Micheal Camara, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Felix Kelvin, who used to work with Summit Oil company in Nigeria as a contractor and as well a one time secret agent in transferring money overseas for the former finance minister of this country.

Unfortunately my client and his family including wife and three children were among the victims of an explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, that happened on January 27, 2003 which, claimed many lives and properties.

See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below: -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Five months before his death he has deposited the sum of ($7.5M) U.S. Dollars only in safe box with Security company here in Nigeria for safety reasons. As his personal attorney/lawyer he handed over to me the deposit certificate issued to him by the security company authority for security reason.It is now over a year and six months my client died and it's only me who knows that he deposited such amount of money cash to a security company here in Nigeria because of my relationship with him.

Now that my client has died along with his family, Iam making a solid arrangement with the Security company to transfer this box containing the funds to their foreign office in Abroad/Oversea, for easy and smooth transaction especially to avoid trace from Federal Government of Nigeria.

I am soliciting for your overseas/foreign connection to help me get this money out of my country as I now want to invest this money in business ventures abroad.

I have made up my mind that 40% percent of the total money goes to you as commission for your assistance, while 60% percent is for me.Your absolute confidentiality is required to enable us achieve a hitch free transaction.

Please if you are interested reply immediately to my private email address:
micama001@eresmas.com include your personal telephone and fax numbers.

I am waiting to hear from you soonest.

Yours faithfully,

Barr. Camara Michael.


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