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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: "barr.jab@lawyer.com" <olgal.sampedro@hotelesestelar.com>
Reply-To: barr.jab@austinrc.org
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:04:00 -0500
Subject: Re: PROPOSITION



Hello,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I know
that this letter has come as a surprise to you, because we do not know
ourselves before, but be sure that it is a matter of genuine interest.

I am John Alfred Bak, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Pitt Roberts, a national of your country, who used to work with
Shell United Kingdom, after shall be referred to as my client. on
Sunday, 26 December 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter
were victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in
Indonesia that occured during their holiday their and they all died.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here 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 repartrating the fund valued at
US$13 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge
amount were deposited. The said Security Finance company has issued me
a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated
within the next fourteen official working days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives
for over 8 years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of
kin to the deceased, since you have the same last name with my
client, so that the proceeds of this account 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 transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please
get in touch with me through this email: (barr.jab@austinrc.org) or
through my direct telephone number +90 533 848 9306 for more details.

Best regards,

Barrister John Alfred Bak
barr.jab@austinrc.org
+90 533 848 9306
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