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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: "samuel" <samuelkaddy@excite.com>
Reply-To: sam_kaddy@myway.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 14:02:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TRUSTFULL RELATIONSHIP










































Dear Sir , I am Mr. SAMUEL KADDY, the Confidential Secretary to Late Mr. Humphry williams a Foreigner and a high profile patrons of a Bank here in Lagos Nigeria who died On December 30th 2002 in an air crash. see the below link for read more news about the air crash: www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ Mr. Humphry williams, made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, for twelve calendar months with a Bank here and upon Maturity, they sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, they sent a reminder and finally I informed them of his death and they have directed that I bring forward his Next of Kin to claim this account balance because he died without making any 'WILL" .The total sum is US$9.5M still in the bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. In accord with the Federal banking Laws and Constitution, the money will revert to the
ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds. Consequently, I shall present you as a foreigner to stand in, as the next of kin to this gentleman, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, for us to share. Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall give you detailed information on how this deal would be carried out. We shall employ the services of an advocate for the drafting of the letter of probate in your favor, and to obtain all other relevant papers in your name for the necessary documentation for payment endorsement in my bank. The money will be shared in the ratio: 50% for me, 40% for you and 10% for any arising contingencies during the course of this transaction. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law or any legal plight.The attorney will secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction. Please be informed that
your extreme discretion is required. If this interests you, please reply me directly by email and indicate your full name, Address Date of Birth, Your contact Telephone and fax numbers respectively. Upon receipt of your response, I will prepare a Text of Application you will send to my Bank Headquarters for payment approval in your favor. I await your urgent reply. Thanks. Best regards, MR SAMUEL KADDY



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