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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Rotimi Williams Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rotimihmed@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 02:12:07 +0300
Subject: Don't you think we can work together???/

Attention:
 
 
Naturally ,this letter will come to you as a surprise,since we have not met, permit
me however to introduce myself.I am Mr. Williams Rotimi Ahmed,a personal accountant
to late Mr. T.R. Wilkins,a national of your country, who used to own an oil servicing
company in Nigeria. On the 21st of April 2010,my client, his wife and their three
Children were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives.
 
 
A total sum of $49.2 million US dollars was deposited by my client before his death
which i was the personal accountant that managed his account.I know that my client
had no living kin but I went ahead and made several inquiries to your embassy to locate
any of my clients extended relatives but this has proved unsuccessful.
I only did so to be double sure of this fact.I contacted you to stand as the next of kin of
the deceased as i have all the necessary information's for you to claim this fund because
this bank are planning to confiscate the fund as they have waited for the past years and
could not see any of the relation to claim this fund.
 
 
The law of this bank stipulated that, after 5 years if no one comes to claim the fund,the
bank will confiscate the fund and declare the account as unserviceable. For the past
years, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives,now I seek your consent to
present you to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased.
 
 
All I needed from you is your honest co-operation to work with me and get this funds
to you in your country.I shall present you to the bank as the extended relation to late
Mr. T.R. Wilkins.With this the bank will transfer the funds to you as the beneficiary to
Mr. T.R. Wilkins legacy. Please get in touch with me as soon as you confirm your interest.
We will share the money according to a proposed sharing pattern ratio of 70% for me
and 25% for you,while the rest 5% will be kept aside for any expenses that we may
incure in the expence of this transaction.
 
I look forward to your urgent response.
Best regards,
Mr. Williams Rotimi Ahmed

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