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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: "Barr. Mario Sanchez." <mariosanchez12@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: mariosanchez11971@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:32:03 +0800
Subject: Business Proposal

Castellon de la Plana 20,
28006, Madrid – Spain.
Tel: +34 639533637
REF: EUR/STAL/AAS307-14


S. 10th, 2014.

Business Proposal

My name is Barr. Mario Sanchez, a personal Attorney to Late Mr. Michael who
died along-side his entire family on the 11th March 2004
train bombing in Madrid. You
can get more information's on the site web address below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3500452.stm, It may surprise you receiving this
letter from me, 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 being confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this cash deposit valued Euros12, 700,000.00
(Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros Only) was deposited by my late
client before his accidental death. I got information
about this cash deposit a couple of months ago from an inside confidential
source in the bank where this huge
amount was deposited in a secret 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 worried, but there is nothing really to worry about because
all relevant documents 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 legal definitions. As his attorney I have contacted the bank for the
claim of the fund and the Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin or the
account will be declared unserviceable and the fund will be retired by the
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 depositing
their money in a foreign secret accounts but I never knew my late client had
one until his
accidental death
and the eventual disclosure from my contact in the bank.
Since this account is secret and there is no one left to 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 client's fund, since you have
the same last name, so that the fund will be released to you as his next of
kin. All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of Kin
are with me.
All I require is your honest cooperation and absolute

confidentiality in order to guarantee success.
Upon the completion of the transaction I wish to point out that I want 10% of
this money to be shared among the charity Organizations, while the remaining
will be shared equally between us. 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 telephone +34 639533637
or E-mail:(
mario_sanchez1355@yahoo.fr ) If this business proposal offends your moral
ethics, do accept my sincere apology but if on the contrary you wish to achieve
this goal with me, please kindly contact me with your interest to enable me
start the process of claim immediately.

Awaiting your immediate response.

Best Regards,
Barr. Mario Sanchez.
Attorney at Law























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