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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: "barristermohaadam3 Gazeta.pl" <barristermohaadam3@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:54:24 +0200
Subject: PRIVACY


*PRIVACY *
[image: "Hay que empezar ya a hacer un uso racional del recurso"]


*BARRISTER MOHAMED ADAMU AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
LOME TOGO REPUBLIC
TEL: +2280753823
*
*Attn,My Dear Friend*

*I am BARRISTER MOHAMED ADAMU , an attorney at law .A deceased client of
mine, that shares the same last name as yours, who here in after shall be
referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on
the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was due to the death of all the
members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near
Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:**
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html*<http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html>

*I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
bank where this deposit valued at Seventeen million five hundrend dollars (
US$17.5 million dollars) is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice
to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last
name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can
share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents
to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I
require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral
values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to
implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter
extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your
prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will
like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible and
treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity .I look forward to your
quick reply.

Best regards,
BARRISTER MOHAMED ADAMU *
*SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES


*

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