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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: ascabogadosolicitor@lawyer.com
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:05:21 +0200
Subject: =?utf-8?q?HERZLICHEN_GL=C3=9CCKWUNSCH_LUCKY_WINNER?=


AS & ABOGADOS Castellon de la Plana 20, 28006, Madrid =96 Spain. Te: +34 6=
03 133 800 Fax:+34 935 504 252 Email: ascabogadosolicitor@lawyer.com REF: E=
UR/OZZ/AAS307-13 April 16, 2013 Business Proposal Dear friend, My name is B=
arr.Carlos Sanchez, a personal Attorney to Late Mr. M. CRAYFORD who died al=
ong-side his entire family on the 11th March 2004 train bombing in Madrid. =
You can get more informations on the site web address below: http://news.bb=
c.co.uk/2/hi/3500452.stm , It may surprise you receiving this letter from m=
e, since there was no previous correspondence between us. This is by virtue=
of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret hence I solicit=
your confidence in this matter. My purpose of contacting you is for you to=
help secure a cash deposit left behind by my late client, to avoid it bein=
g confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this cash deposit=
valued EU=8012. 700. 000, 00 (Twelve Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros=
Only) was deposited by my late client before his accidental death. I got i=
nformation about this cash deposit a couple of months ago from an inside co=
nfidential source in the bank where this huge amount was deposited in a sec=
ret account since the year 2003 under Blind Trust Fund Protection Act 6/OJ =
L184/ PT3 and we have been working on the project since then. Though I know=
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and wo=
rried, but there is nothing really to worry about because all relevant docu=
ments and information as regards to the cash deposit is in my possession as=
we speak therefore I guarantee the success of this transaction in all lega=
l definitions. As his attorney I have contacted the bank for the claim of t=
he fund and the Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or t=
he account will be declared unserviceable and the fund will be retired by t=
he state (Ayuntamiento de Madrid). This type of incident is not new, there =
are many people who try to evade taxes in their country of origin by deposi=
ting their money in a foreign secret accounts but I never knew my late clie=
nt had one until his accidental death and the eventual disclosure from my c=
ontact in the bank. Since this account is secret and there is no one left t=
o claim the fund I am contacting you. I am actually asking for your consent=
to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late clien=
t's fund so that the fund will be released to you as his next of kin. All t=
he legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin are wit=
h me. All I require is your honest cooperation and absolute confidentiality=
in order to guarantee success. Upon the completion of the transaction you =
will retain 40% of the total sum and the remaining 60% will be for me and m=
y contact in the bank. Please be assured that this transaction is entirely =
risk free as I guarantee the legality and success of this transaction. For =
more information please contact me on via email: ascabogadosolicitor@lawyer=
.com If this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sinc=
ere apology but if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, p=
lease kindly contact me with your interest to enable me start the process o=
f claim immediately. Awaiting your immediate response. Best Regards, Barr. =
Carlos Sanchez Attorney at Law=20

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