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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: "SAMSON ADELABU" <samson_adelabu@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 05:24:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY


SAMSON ADELABU & ASSOCIATES.
10,CLEMENT CLOSE,VICTORIA-ISLAND,
LAGOS,NIGERIA.
EMAIL:samson_adelabu@myway.com

ATTN

I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE EMBARRASEMENT THIS MAIL MIGHT CAUSE YOU,AS WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE. I AM BARRISTER SAMSON ADELABU,A SOLICITOR AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE ENGINEER. MATHEW WHO USED TO WORK WITH SHELL OIL COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA. HEREIN AFTER SHALL BE REFFERED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE THE 21ST OF AUGUST 2002,MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THEIR WAY RETURNING FROM THE BEACH.ALL OCCUPANT OF THE VIHICLE UNFORTUNIATELY LOST THEIR LIVIESSINCE THEN,I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES BUT THIS HAS PROVEN UNSUCCESSFUL.I CAME ACROSS YOUR NAME AND CONTACT WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR ENGINEER MATHEW RELATION,BUT MY SEARCH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.SO,I CONTACTED YOU FOR THIS PROJECT.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTIES LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE DOLPHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,WHERE THESE MONEY FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED.PARTICULARLY,THE BANK WERE THE DECEASED HAS AN ACCOUNT VALUED USD $15M MILLION DOLLARS,LAST YEAR THEY ISSUED ME 12 MONTHS NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE MONEY CONFISCATED,AND THIS ALTIMATUM EXPIRES BY THE NEXT MONTH. SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER ONE YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME NAME,SO THAT THE PROCEED OF THIS DEPOSITE VALUED AT USD$15M MILLION DOLLARS CAN BE RELEASED TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY.50% FOR ME 45% FOR YOU AND THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES AND TAX.HE MADE THE MONEY IN ONE OF THE OIL DEALS HE HAD WITH OUR OIL MINISTER. ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS BUSINESS THROUGH.I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.PLEASE FORWARD TO ME THESE INFORMATION:

1.YOUR FULL NAMES AND CONTACT ADDRESS.
2.AGE AND OCCUPATION
3.TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION
AS SOON AS I RECIEVE THESE INFORMATIONS, I WILL INFORM YOU THE NEXT STEP.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

YOURS FAITHFULLY

BARRISTER,SAMSON ADELABU , LLB, LLM, BL,SAN





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