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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: "Miguel Alarico" <aleksandrf@te.net.ua>
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 14:33:36 +0300
Subject: GOOD NEWS FOR YOU

My Good Friend,


Your’s in service,
Mr.Migue Alarico
Tel' Tel + 34 60 25 25 680
Email. miguel.alaricco@yahoo.com
Email. miguelalaricco@yeah.net


Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is
by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret.
It may surprise you receiving this mail from me, since there was no
previous correspondence between us. My name is Mr. Miguel Alarico &
Associates. Attorney to Late Ms.Maria who lived and died in Indonesia
during the Tsunami catastrophe. My deceased client was born by two
migrant workers that came to Spain in the 50`s and I have been their
attorney.

I am only contacting you because you are having the same family name
with Ms Maria. I have all the documents to show you that bear your
family name and Ms Maria family names as the same and that is why I am
contacting you. As soon as I hear from you then I will forward all
the papers to you to verify.

My client had a balance deposit of $2,800,000.00M (TWO MILLION, EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) with a Safe bank here in
Spain. As the attorney to my late client, the bank has mandated me to
present a member of her family heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the
deposited fund will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of bank
Security as unclaimed.

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which
came to no avail, I was given an ultimatum to look for some relative
to come for the claim or have the fund liquidated and made
unserviceable in accordance with existing laws. In accordance with the
law of inheritance here, it is clearly stated that whereas the
deceased died without living behind an offspring or the immediate
biological family are no longer alive, such as in this situation, any
of the deceased extended relative stands to inherit whatever property
or money left by the deceased.

It is on the basis of this section of the law that I want to present
you to the bank since the deceased has no relation left to inherit
this fund because you bear the same family names with her which I hope
you are the real family member. This transaction is 100% risk free
because rule of law will be applied. I believe this would works out
fine but the ratio will be 50-50 because all transfer legal procedures
will take care of and be documented, do not be afraid. I know you are
doing great and that is why i put my trust in you to contact you. You
and my client are having the same family names that are why I put my
trust in you to contact you. Please the world is full of evil and I
hope you will not disappoint me at last.

Finally, I will like you to come to Spain if possible to you so that I
will take you to the bank where the money is deposited so that you
will make the claim as the family member. As soon as you arrived Spain
, I will give you all the necessary documents to the deposit by Ms
Maria.

However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do
accept my sincere apology.

Kindly send your response to my private email address for security
reason Email. miguelalaricco@yeah.net

Thanks and God bless.

Your’s in service,
Mr.Migue Alarico
Tel' Tel + 34 60 25 25 680
Email.miguel.alaricco@yahoo.com
Email. miguelalaricco@yeah.net

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