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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: "Barrister.Alex Duke" <walke6r@amigo.my>
Reply-To: balex49@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2017 01:33:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED

FROM THE DESK OF: ALEX DUKE
CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
NO 33 WEMA BANK ROAD ALABA INTERNATIONAL MRT
LAGOS NIGERIA
Email:-balex49@yahoo.com


Dear Friend,


I sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy especially by
contacting you through this means for a business transaction of this
magnitude, but due to its seriousness and urgency it therefore became
necessary for me to seek your assistance.


I am Barr. Alex Duke he personal lawyer to Late Mr. Mark, a foreigner, who
worked with an Oil Servicing Company in the oil rich Niger Delta Area of
Bayes State. I am contacting you concerning my late client and an
investment he made. I would respectfully request that you keep the
contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the
information you come by as a result of this mail. I contacted you
independently and no one should be informed of this communication. I would
like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of
interest to you.


This is a genuine transaction and is 100% risk free. All I'm demanding
from you is your honest co-operation to enable us achieve our goal, and
not a perfidious person. On the 6th of May, he traveled with his family to
China,Unfortunately, he and his entire family died in a deadly earthquake
that occurred on May 12, 2008 in Sicilian province of China which killed
at least 68,000 people.


Meanwhile, until his death, my late client had a Fixed Deposit Account of
USD $12.8 Million deposited in a Bank Here ( Diamond Bank Plc ) here.
Recently, I received an ultimatum from the Bank asking me to provide my
late client's relative so that the money would be given to them. But
unfortunately it was discovered that my late client did not declare any
identifiable family member in all the official documents he tendered to
the Bank while opening the account.


Therefore, this development leaves me as the only person with the full
picture of what the prevailing situation is in relation to the deposit my
late client made and who is entitled to be the Bonn Fidel Beneficiary/Next
of Kin or relative because he died intestate.Therefore, if I fail to
locate any of his relatives or his next of kin (and have this money
transferred to them) the Bank will at the expiration of the 6 weeks
ultimatum given to me confiscate the account.


According to the ultimatum issued to me by the Bank, if I fail to present
to them my late client's relative, with a legitimate statement of claim
for the money before the given time they will confiscate the account and
the money declared 'UNCLAIMED BALANCE'. This will result in the money
being taken over by the Bank. This will not happen if I have my way.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my late client
all these while, my proposal, therefore, is to present you as the next of
kin/relative of my client due to the fact that you are a foreigner and can
easily pass as a possible relative of my client. I know you will be
wondering how possible this could be but I assure you that this is simple.


I therefore seek your consent to present you as the Next Of Kin to my
client so that the money he deposited with the ( Diamond Bank Plc ) would
be paid to you and there after you and I will share the money 40% for you
and I will be taking 60% . I assure you that the deposit would be released
to you within a few days because I have all the relevant information that
would facilitate that will be required on Documentation.


Firstly, I will like you to provide immediately the following information:



Your full names.
Contact address.
Telephone/Fax Numbers.


With these information I will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavit that will put you in place as the next of kin. After we have
successfully satisfied the requirements of the bank the money totaling USD
$12.8 Million would be paid into your account for you to take 30% and I
will be taking 70% . All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us see this through.


There is no risk at all because everything would be done legally and my
position as a qualified attorney will facilitate everything . Secondly, I
will give you all the necessary documents that would serve as evidence
proving that you are the Next of Kin/ Relative of my late client. These
documents will legally confer on you the status to act as the Beneficiary
of the Estate of my late client.


What I related to you might smack of unethical practice but I want you to
understand that this is a once in life time opportunity capable of turning
around our situation. The truth is that this money would not be taken by
the government but by some greedy Bank Officials and I would not fold my
arms and watch this happen hence my decision to contact you.


If you are interested in doing this transaction with me kindly send your
reply to this email address: (balex49@yahoo.com)
Thank you as I await your positive response.


Barrister.Alex Duke

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