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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Wole Tinubu" <barr.wole.tinubu@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 03:27:42 +0000
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

TINUBU  & Associates Chambers
(TAX, TRUST, ESTATE $ CONVEYANCER )
84 Agwi cresent rue,Reg.# 9537821/96
Lagos Nigeria.
PHONE: 234-1-4713199
FAX: 234-1-4713199[325]

ATTN: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
 
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethic, I am barrister WOLE TINUBU a solicitor at law, I am the personal attorney to Mr. Born, a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Oil Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client, it was on December 25, 2003. my client with his entire immediate family died in the Plane crash of Union Transport Africains Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic, You  will read more about the crash by visiting these websites:
 
 
Ever since then 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 track his last name through our chambers of commerce and over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. My client left a lot of money in a Bank here as well as bought many other  valuable properties worth millions of dollars.
 
I have contacted you to repatriate his money and properties before they get confiscated or the bank declares the deposit unserviceable. I have all documents to this deposit and property all I require is your assistance to relocate especially his huge deposits. You can reply through my alternatively email address "
 
NOTE: DO NOT SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS ADDRESS RATHER SEND IT TO barr_tinubu@yahoo.com
 
Your soonest response is anticipated.

 

Deji Oguntonade
Best regards
 
Barr WOLE TINUBU (Esq.)

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