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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: " Alex Troup (unverified)" <delivery@yousendit.com>
Reply-To: noreply <noreply@yousendit.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:49:54 -0700
Subject: Next of Kin


I am Alex Troup, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr. Mark hereinafter referred to as my client who worked with Chevron Texaco Oil here in the United Kingdom, he died in a car crash with his immediate family in East London on the 5Th of November 2001.

My late client was a formal Sub-Comptroller and had Left behind a deposit of Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only (£9.8million) with a bank. 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.

Since the death of my client, I have written several letters to the embassy with intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his unclaimed personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail. 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 just 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 funds. The Institution had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given me. Also I have received official letters in the last two days suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws of the institution.

Well, I decided to search for a credible person that bear a similar last name, and of the same nationality. I was urged to contact you, that I may with your consent, present you to the "Trustee" as my late client's family members as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my late client. This is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.

I have all vital documents that would confer you the legal right to make this claim and i would make them available to you so that the proceeds of this bank account valued at £9.8million can be paid to you before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge amount is lodged.

I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client but think it is unprofitable for his funds to be submitted to the government of this country. My aim is to retrieve this funds and let it be claimed by the deceased family Lineage. For this, I seek your assistance since I have been unable to locate the relatives for the past years now, I shall assemble all the necessary documents that will be used to back up your claim.

I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please get in touch with me by my alternative email alextroupsqc111@yahoo.co.uk for further details. My contact number is +44-704-572-4520.

Regards.
Alex Troup
Radcliffe Chamber
11 New Square
Lincoln's Inn
London
WC2A 3QB
Phone: +44-704-572-4520
cell: +44-117-230-5015
Fax: +44-844-774-5378
N.B
When calling you dial your country calling code which I think is 011+my number (+44-704-572-4520). That is (011-44-704-572-4520). You can also confirm the code from your service provider.

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RESUME.doc

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