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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: "Google Googlie" <google@rockyview.ab.ca>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:10:42 -0600
Subject: INHERITANCE

** Top Secret **

MichaelDickinson
02B.P. 3289Recette Principale
CotonouRepublic of Benin
PleaseNote for security reasons send your reply only on the following
Email: michaeldckinson@katamail.com
attornymikedickinson@gmail.com

INHERITANCE

Itis my privilege to capture your details my name is Michael Dickinson
PersonalAdviser to late Mr. Donald Fadel, an American nationality who
died along withhis wife Carole and their two children on a hijacked
Boeing 767 that plungedinto the Atlantic killing all 214 people on board
including my client Mr.Donald Fadel and his entire family.

Seewebsite:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/us-stunned-by-latest-air-crash-1120123.html

Iam convinced that it was the grace of God that made me to locate you
Mr. DonaldFadel was a successful and an accomplished family man, who
made enough fortunebefore his untimely death. I have made several
inquiries through his Embassy tolocate any of my clients extended
relatives but this exercise has provedunsuccessful. After several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace hisrelatives through the
Internet to locate any member of his family not muchprogress was
recorded. Mr. Donald Fadel is a very rich man, worth over$1.6Billion USD
he was an influential wealthy businessman, a Gold Mogul inRepublic of
Benin and he left behind a deposit of Forty-One Million ThreeHundred
Thousand United States Dollars (US$41.3Million) in his domiciliary
bankaccount in a commercial bank here in Republic of Benin.

Ashis Hire Personal Adviser I was in charge for securing and hiding
Millions ofDollars and treasures belonging to late Mr. Donald Fadel.
After the death ofMr. Donald Fadel, his bank accountant officer
contacted me to provide a Next OfKin who should inherit his fortune. The
board of directors of his bank adoptedis solution and I was mandated to
provide his Next Of Kin for the payment ofthis money within 30 days or
forfeit the money to the bank as an abandonedproperty.

Theaccountant had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of
1996 toconfiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to
me. Despairingat the point of exhaustiveness, fortunately, I came across
your details to myutmost amazement you can stand as the Next of Kin,
Convinced that you may belinked with late Mr. Donald Fadel or that you
might provide clue to my search,I therefore, decided to contact you with
these facts before me because of theurgent situation right now.

Byvirtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am
very muchaware of my client financial standing and the bank account he
operates. I havereasoned andI feel it will be legally proper to present
you as the next of kinof my deceased client, so that you can be paid the
funds left in his bank account.I seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin to the Deceased since youare at an advantage to claim this
fund so that the proceeds of this BankAccount valued at $41.3Million
Dollars can be paid to you the moment I summityour banking details to
the bank

IfYou Are Willing To Assist Me Please Kindly Forward The Following
Information.

(1)Full Name:
(2)Postal Address:
(3Telephones and Fax Number:
(4)Occupation:
(5)Date of Birth:

Weshall both share the fund, 50% to me and 50% to you I don’t want to be
greedysince the money do not belong to me, I shall assemble all the
necessary LegalDocuments that will be used to back up our claim.

AllI require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. Iguarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that willprotect you from any breach of law.

Pleaseget in touch with me by telephone or email to enable us discuss
further on +22968720173

BestRegards

MichaelDickinson
PleaseNote for security reasons send your reply only on the following
Email: michaeldckinson@katamail.com
attornymikedickinson@gmail.com

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