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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: "Gozie V. Amalu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrvictorgozie@freemail.hu>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:24:39 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT

victor Gozie & Associates
Solicitors, advocate and notary public
23/24 Castalia Sq. Docklands.
London E14 3NG. RC No. 5041394
United Kingdom.Tel. + 44 702 402 6793
Email:barrvictorgozie@freemail.hu,
 
Dear Sir,
I know that you may be surprised in receiving this confidential proposal from somebody you do not know, but please do not be alarmed, it is as a result of the urgency and nature of the business that made me to contact you in this manner. I am Attorney Victor Gozie, a personal attorney to late Mr. WILLIAM WISE, (hereinafter referred to as my client, an expatriate and oil/mining contractor whom used to work in this country as an Engineering Consultant with UK Mining Corporation.
On the 07 July 2005 my client died in London bombings. You can confirm this transaction at the BBC News website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4661059.stm) as I await your kindly update for further details. My client used to be a close friend of my late father whom also died years ago shortly before my client death, he had instructed me to prepare his WILL but without a named beneficiary yet. He had already signed the WILL and was contemplating to make the will to the motherless babies’ homes the beneficiary since they had no children before he died. Since that unfortunate incident, I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's relatives to facilitate repatriation of his deposit, but all my efforts up till date proved unsuccessful.
The reason for contacting you is to assist me urgently in repatriating the sum of (Eleven Million Pounds) left behind by my client before his death. This amount of money is kept in safe custody with a security/finance company operating between Europe. The security company has issued me a notice to provide the next-of- kin of my client or have the money declared unserviceable and returned to the government. I can not claim this money myself because of my position as the Attorney to the deceased and the Security Company is aware of this situation.
 
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for years now, I seek your consent for a confidential co-operation with me so that I can present you as the next-of-kin to my client late Mr. WILLIAM WISE for the money to be paid to you as the beneficiary. Note that this transaction is simple and risk free because I will provide you with expert legal services, documentations and transaction codes that will guarantee the successful execution of this deal with the security/finance company. All I require is your honesty and serious co-operation to enable us see the deal through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
I wish to point out here that after the claims, I would want 20% of this money to be shared among charity organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us. You will agree with me that it is a better judgment for us to claim this money and put into profitable/peaceful use than allowing it to be confiscated and divided amongst the corrupt government. If you are capable of handling this transaction, please reply via my emailaddress:barrvictorgozie@freemail.hu with your full names and telephone number to enable us discuss and proceed accordingly.
Yours faithfully,
Barr. Victor Gozie.
Email:barrvictorgozie@freemail.hu
Tel. + 44 702 402 6793
REPLY BACK FORFURTHER UPDATE
 
 

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