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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: abbey young <abbeyyounglawyer76@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: abbeyyoungesq@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 01:09:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Biker


Dear Biker,

I crave your indulgence to kindly attend to this in good faith.I do not mean any disrespect approaching you through this medium, it is due to the time constrain of this matter.

I am Barrister Abbey Young,a legal practitioner and the personal Attorney to Mr.Quan Biker, a national of your country here in after refered to as my client. My client and his family were involved in the 21st April 2002 fatal auto crash along leverpool road in the United Kingdom in which people were burnt to death and unfortunately my client and his family lost their lives.

My late client was an oil magnet working with Chevron Oil here in the United Kingdom and had left behind a deposit of Eight Million seven hundred thousand pounds Sterling only (£8.7million) with a finance company.After the death of my client,the finance company contacted me,as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune,this
according to them is their policy in sure circumstances but Since his death I have made several Enquiries through your Embassy to locate any of my client's extended relative but this exercise has proved unsuccessful.I had to inform the finance company about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his next of kin.

The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 official working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company,I found out that some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish
interest and only want to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim,the money should be made unserviceable and that means submmitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.

By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family. I am very much aware of my client's financial standing, I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin to my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage,bearing the
same surname and equally from the same country so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at Eight Million seven hundred thousand pounds Sterling only (£8.7million)can be paid to you before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.Note that this is legal,and 100% risk free since I have all vitial
documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.

I do sincerely sympertize the death of my client but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be summited to the federal government of this country and the finance company whereity is lodged.My aim now is to retrive this funds and for this I seek your assistance.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name,all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me through myalternative email abbeyyoungesq@hotmail.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.My contact numbers are +44-79-2402-0878,Fax:+44-87-1256-3615. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you.
I await your urgent responce.
Best Regards,
Abbey Young(Esq).
Reply To:abbeyyoungesq@hotmail.com
Tel:+44-79-2402-0878.
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL.


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