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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: "Christ Wakaki" <christwakaki@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:15:45 +0000
Subject: Awaiting your immidiate response.

WAKAKI & ASSOCIATES
775 MARINA STREET,OLISADEBE
HOUSE,3RD FLOOR,LEFT WING,
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.

Dear Sir/Madam
Compliments Dear, I am BARRISTER Christ Wakaki a solicitor at law and the
personal attorney to Mr.Eric Dickens (Late), a national of your country, who
lived in Nigeria, Here in after shall be referred to as my client.
On the 21st of April 1999, my client was involved in a car accident along
Sagbama express road.All occupants of the vehicle Unfortunately lost their
lives.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the Bank where this huge deposit was lodged, Particularly, the UNION BANK
NIGERIA PLC, where the deceased had an account valued at about 9.8 million
dollars, Has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account Confiscated within the next twenty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased as demanded by
the bank for the processing of the payment of this fund.
If you agree to assist in this transaction,Do not hesitate to conatct me
immidiately, we can discuss your percentage thereafter. I have the necessary
Legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this
transaction through.
Contact me immidiately with the above email address for more details on this
transaction.
Awaiting your immidiate response. Please reply me on my private email
box:-christwakaki@yahoo.com

Best regards,

Christ Wakaki (Esq.).
PRINCIPAL PARTNER,
WAKAKI & ASSOCIATES
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.


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