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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: "thom davis" <davischambers105@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tobe_ifeanyi_info@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:06:16 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER DAVIS
TDAVIS CHAMBERS
37 MEECH CRESEANT,
LONDON.SE1 1SW.
UNITED KINGDOM.


Dearest one,

I am Barrister Thompson Davis, A solicitor at law. I am the Personal
Attorney to Engr. Peter stoicuv. On the October 5, 1999, my client

was
involved in a train crash near Paddington Station,which is less than

a
mile
north of Notting Hill. This was one of Britain's worst train crashes

in
fifty
years.You can see the incedent on the web via this link below.

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm

I have contacted you to assist me,in repatriating most especially,the
money left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
declared
unserviceable by the bank where this deposit is lodged,valued at

350.000pounds, which has issued me a notice to provide the Next of
kin to my late client, or have the account confiscated.
Since there is a government gazette/circular mandating/authorizing

banks to place on hold or freeze
any account containing huge sums of money that has been unserviceable
for a
reasonable period of time.This is geared towards forestalling capital
flight from the economy.

My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to present you as the
Next of kin and beneficiary of my named client,since you are a

foreigner and he is also from your country so that the proceeds of

this
account
valued at 350,000pounds can be paid to you,and then we can share
the
amount
on a mutually agreed percentage.35% will be for you,45% for me,10%

for
a
reputable charity home because the money is owned by a deceased man

and
10% set aside for any expenses during the course of this transaction.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of

Kin,
will be provided.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable

us
see
this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.If you

are
interested
please do forward to this office the following.

1. YOUR AGE

2. YOUR ADDRESS

3. PHONE AND FAX.

4.YOUR PRESENT OCCUPATION.

If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my
apology but if not,then contact me at once to indicate your

interest,By
giving
me your telephone number so that i can contact you.

Best Regards,

Barrister Thompson Davis.

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