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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: "CHRISTOPHER LEWSLEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christlew.esq@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:11:29 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER CHRISTOPHER LEWSLEY (LEWSLEYCHAMBERS)

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER CHRISTOPHER LEWSLEY
LEWSLEYCHAMBERS


Dear Beneficiary,

I am Barrister Christopher Lewsley, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. G. Pittman , a national of your country, who used to work with a petroleum Company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2007, my client, his wife and their only daughter ''Colleen Marie Pittman'' were involved in a car accident along sagamu express road, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts in trying to locate my late Client Relative's, I decided to track his nationality, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$13.7 Million Left behind by my client before his sudden death, to claim his Fund as his Next of Kin, before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin, or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days, as the personal attorney to my late client.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin and possible relative to my deceased client, so that his deposited Fund in his account with the Bank can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this claim through before my late clients fund get confiscated and his Account declared unserviceable by the Bank. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law enforcement.

Please get in touch with me through this email: (christlew_hotmail.com)

Best regards,


BARRISTER CHRISTOPHER LEWSLEY

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