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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 NOBERT BRUNO" <nobertbruno@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nobertbruno@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 17:56:33 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED




Dear Sir,

Before I proceed, I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to
you. I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach
to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my
action.

My name is Barrister Nobert Bruno a Solicitor living in Spain ,actually,
I got your contact information through the International Public Record `
WHO IS WHO` while searching for a last name similar to my Late client
Mr Millard Johnson, an expatriate /oil contractor who worked in Spain
for many years, he died April, 2007 as a result of heart failure.

Three months before his death, on my advice as his lawyer he deposited the
sum of €12.500,000.00 (Twelve Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros )in a
fixed deposit account with a Bank here in Spain .

As his lawyer,the bank have mandated me to present any family
heir/inheritor for claims before the deposit gets confisicated as none
claimed deposit by the bank ,so I decided to search for any of my late
client's relative which has been very difficult for me as he did not
declare any other person, address, partner or relatives in the official
paper works that is with me .

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that i will like to present
you as the next of kin to Mr Millard Johnson so that the above funds will
be released to you since i can not get any of his family members or
relatives to come and make the above claims.

With my position as his lawyer and having all the required documents in my
position, I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client.
I will prepare every relevant documents that will assist your claims and i
will also back you up before the bank as the bank officials knows me very
well as the lawyer to the late mr ,Millard Johnson, Note that there is no
atom of risk in connection to this transaction as I have worked out all
modalities to complete the transaction successfully beside as his lawyer,
I have the documents /licence to protect and back you up for this claims .

But before we can start making claims, we have to discuss what percentage
you have to take for your involvement at the end of the transaction.

As soon as I hear from you and conclude with you on the above issue of
sharing the funds,I will first give you all the detailled informations of
this deposit ,ie the deposit certificate/deposit code, the name and
address of where the deposit is made for you to contact the bank , i will
also send to you the text of the application letter for claims that you
will send to the bank.

I will also give you every required informations that you will need to
make the claims since i have all the paper works regarding the deposit of
Mr, Millard Johnson .

If this proposal does offend your moral values please pardon me otherwise
reply via my private email address:( nobertbruno@hotmail.com ) for
security reasons.

Waiting for your urgent response soon.

Best Regards
Barrister Nobert Bruno (Esq )


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