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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: Adi Barbuta <elefantik_di_adryano@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:25:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Is this a joke or is it real?


Reply to my mail
Hide Details
FROM:
* Dan J.Coker
Message flagged
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 21:30


Date: 15/5/2012

Dearest

With
due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose, I make this
contact with you as I believe that you can be of great assistance to me,
Having gotten your contact,I am Dan J.Coker a personal attorney to the
late Mr. Nicolas A., a national of your country who used to work with
Societe Beninnose D’Electricites ET D’eau Cotonou, Republic of Benin
Here  as a chairman. On the 21st of May 2008,my client Mr. Nicolas A.,
his wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident along
portnovo express-road, All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his
family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Institute
where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, ECOBANK where the
deceased had an account valued at about US$18.5 million has issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within
the next eleven official working days.

Since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a years now and I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you
have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at
US$18.5 million can be paid to your account and then you and I can share
the money and 60 Percent for me and 40 Percent for you,

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.

Please contact me through my private email address      danjcoker55@9.cn      for details immediately you access this mail.

Best regards,

Dan J.Coker

‭‮

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