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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: "Lawrence Fubara" <fubuchambers1066@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_lawchambersfubara@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:40:14 +0100
Subject: Dear Wilhelmina,


First Lady Chief (Mrs.) Stella Obasanjo
Late Chief ( Mrs.) Stella  Obasanjo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FROM THE DESK OF FUBARALAWCHAMBERS
NO 2 ALHAJI MUSA WAYS,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERROTARY
ABUJA- NIGERIA. (F.C.T)
 
Dear Wilhelmina,  

I am Barrister Lawrence Fubara, a private (SECRET) attorney to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo, wife of the Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo, Who died on Sunday 23 of October 2005 at a hospital in Spain.She had traveled to Spain to under go surgery and died from the complications resulting from that sugrey.
 
 
As the personal attorney to the deceased, I handle every of her affairs, mostly property and funds both domestic and in overseas. In this case my clients who left huge amount of millions of Dollars so many investments with my signature abroad. Very soon my client's family will call me to account for my client's properties and fund offshore. I therefore wish to appeal to you personally for an urgent assistance to secure the {sum of 45.5Million Dollars} deposited with a Security Company in Europe by my late client {Mrs. Stella Obasanjo} 
 
At this juncture, I seek your consents to present you as the benefactor to my client's fund deposited in Europe which I will disclose to you, since I have all the documents regarding the depositary of the funds. I will procure all necessary legal documentation that can be used to back up any claim we might make.
 
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this Deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
View the website elow for  more information about the deceased client.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html
 

I believe my letter received a favorable consideration from you as I await your urgent respond, to Hasten these deal send the following information to me.
 
(1) Your full names and address.
(2) Your direct telephone/fax numbers.
(3) Your international passport
(4) Your age/ occupation.
 
we shall talk about the percentage as soon as I receive your reply.
 
I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks for your assistant,
Lawrence Fubara(SAN)


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