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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: "attorny duke" <attornyduke60@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: attony_duke60@myway.com
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:34:16 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ)

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ)
ISA & CO. CHAMBERS
(SOLICITOR& SENOIR ADVOCATE)
12 WARRICK STREET ABUJA
P.O.BOX 7790 ABUJA NIGERIA
dukeluke60@latinmail.com,dr_uma1200@yahoo.com,
attony_duke60@excite.com

Attn.
I am barrister Duke Luke,the president of Luke & CO. CHAMBERS here in
Nigeria an adviser to governments establishments, and a personal lawyer
to late Mr Jones Parsons a national from your country and a
bussinessman who died four years ago on ghastly motor accident on his way to
the
factory .


It was three weeks from today that I received a call from Mr Hamilton's
finance house(CENTRAL BANK BOF NIGERIA.) notifying me that, he
deposited a sum of Fifteen Million five Hundred Thousand United State
dollars($15.5m) in her finance house, they went on to say that I was
contacted
base on information they got from some documents that back-up the
depositions in which my name was mention as Mr Jones personal Attorney, the
bank advices me to provide them with the name of the next of kin of the
money because for the past four years and some months now,the account
have been a dormant account.


And that any dormant account are usually rivert to government treasure
as unclaim after two years. After so many attempt I made to get in
touch with the family or relations of Mr Jones from your country all proved
abortive .I decided to contact you because of the ultimatum of twenty
one days from now and pressure from bank which says that if I failed to
foward them with the name of the next of kin, the account will be close
finally or redirect to government treasary as unclaimed fund,as
constituted by federal law on banking industries/finance houses, for this
reason your sincerely help is needed.


On my own part as a lawyer and also the personal attorney to the
deceased, I will facilitate in getting all the necessary documents from the
ministry of justice here in Nigeria that will prove the Legality of this
money, when it is due to be transfer into your nominate account.I am
proposing 35 percent of this money to you, 5 percent for any auxillary
expencese from the finance house firm transfer charges.


I wait for your warm respond,for the claims and do not forget to
furnish me with your phone/fax number and your contact address.I guarantee
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.please i need your reply for further
informations you may need to know.


Best regards


BARRISTER DUKE LUKE(ESQ)

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