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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: luismartindelgado5 <luismartindelgado5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 17:32:58 +0100
Subject: Request for Co-operation on a Private Business Relationship


Luis Martin Law Firm & Associates
28034 Madrid-España
Tel: 0034-604-141-447
Fax: 0034-911-881-322
E-mail: Luis_martin.delgado@consultant.com








Dear Friend;
Request for Co-operation on a Private Business Relationship



Let me start by introducing myself properly to you: My name is Barrister
Luis Martin Delgado Esq. of (Luis Martin Law Firm & Associates) in Madrid.
I know that it may surprise you receiving this letter from me since there
was no previous correspondence between us. I have a business proposal which
I believe that will be a very good opportunity for both of us, so I decided
to contact you on the business.

The business is this: A deceased client of mine that shares the same last
name with you died as a result of a heart-related condition on March 12TH
2006, he is a private international businessman in Mallorca Spain, my late
client died of a massive heart attack, and my deceased client was single
and childless. He died leaving behind a deposit valued of (€10.500.000
Euros) Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros, in a security vault of an
investment company here in Spain, and the Investment company had contacted
me on many occasions over the past years to present the supposed Next of
kin to my late client, to claim his deposit with them, but so far, all my
efforts to get a hold of someone related to him has proved abortive.

The Investment Company said that his deposit has lasted more than expected
period in their security vault, and they has issued me a final notice last
month to present the next of kin to my late client or his fund will be
confiscated by the management as unclaimed fund due to the ongoing Bank
reform here in Spain. So since I have contacted you, and you share the same
last name with my late client. I am actually asking for your consent to
present your information to the Investment Company and to the Bank as the
Next of Kin to my late client so that the proceeds of his deposit will be
release to you as the next of kin to my late client. I wish to point out
that I will want 20% of this money to be shared among charity
Organizations, while the remaining 80% is shared equally between us.

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my late client's Next
of Kin, I shall provide, all I need from you is your trust and honest
cooperation to enable us achieves this transaction. The investment company
and the bank knows me as the attorney to their late costumer, and I am
convinced that the intended transaction is 100% risk free, that you should
not entertain any atom of fear, the fact is that I just don’t want my late
client funds to be declared as unclaimed fund or confiscated by the
management as a result of the new Bank reform here in Spain. I will use my
position as an attorney to guarantee the successful execution of this
transaction. Contact me on Tel: 00346340-44093 Fax: 00349118-81322 E-mail:
Luis_martin.delgado@consultant.com upon your response, I shall provide you
with more details about the transaction; also you should understand that
this should be kept very confidential.


FIRST NAME: ___________________MIDDLE NAME:
_____________________LASTNAME:________________________


ADDRESS: ________________________________________CITY:
__________________________COUNTRY: ___________________


TEL: _______________________MOBILE: _________________________FAX:
_____________________


DATE OF BIRTH: _______________________PROFESSION:
____________________________MARITAL STATUS: ________________


SEX: ____________________EMAIL: ______________________


DATE: ___________________SIGNATURE: __________________



Note: However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do
accept my sincere apology, if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal
with me, kindly get back to me with your interest for further details.

Best Regards,
Barrister Luis Martin Delgado Esq.
Luis Martin Law Firm & Associates
28034 Madrid-España
Tel: 0034-604-141-447
Fax: 0034-911-881-322
E-mail: Luis_martin.delgado@consultant.com

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