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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "CLASSIFIED INFORMATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikei31@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 07:05:05 -0600
Subject: CLASSIFIED INFORMATION..

Dear Friend, I sincerely apologize for this unsolicited email that I am sending you, But I am doing this due to the fact that I am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late client in the person of "Dr. George Brumley" who died Eleven years ago and whom also left behind a capital of (1 million,Two hundred Thousand united State Dollars) here in our bank and also which is where I work.

My name is Barrister Mike iloha and am the personal attorney to Dr. Brumley until his demise in July 21,2003 and till date no one has come forward to put an application of claim as the next of kin of my diseased client.

You can confirm from this website: http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/21/Worldandnation/12_Americans_die_in_K.shtml

The Strategy is to use my influence as the barrister of my late Client to present you to the bank as the next of kin . If you are interested forward to me the following information your names, cell, Phone/fax, profession, age and country so I can contact you. And have it in mind that this transaction is risk free since am his attorney.

I wait your good responded.

Thank you,

Barrister Mike iloha

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