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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: libertychambers88@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:08:30 +0100
Subject: FROM: LIBERTY CHAMBERS, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

DR ANDREAS ANDERSON
ANDERSON & PARTNERS LEGAL RECHTSANWALTE CHAMBERS
KIRCHGASSE 60
ZURICH CH-8024
SWITZERLAND.
EMAIL: libertychambers88@tiscali.it
lawyers_2000@libertyhaven.com

FROM: LIBERTY CHAMBERS, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND.

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Barrister Andreas Anderson,
the Principal Solicitor and Advocate of ANDERSON & PARTNERS LEGAL
RECHTSANWALTE CHAMBERS, Zurich, Switzerland. I am 60years old and have been
practicing Law for the past 28year. I am married with three children.

I was the Lawyer and Investment Consultant to General Ibrahim Moussa of
the Iraq Armed Forces, before the last American Invasion of the country.I
assisted him to make a fixed Deposit of $20,500,000.00 (Twenty millions,Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) in an International bank.Upon
maturity several notices were sent to him during the war and there was no
response. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later find out that the General and his family
were killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their residential quarters.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Ibrahim Moussa
did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper
work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was
at my office that no one except me knew of his Investment via my Law Office.

He Kept is Certificate of Deposit his Certificate of Deposit with our Law
Office in trust. The Twenty millions, Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars is still lying in the bank and no one will ever come forward to
claim it.
What bothers me most is that according to the banking laws, if an account
has existed for a long time without any operation, it will be classified
as dormant, if the account remains dormant for three years and all effort
to contact the fund beneficiary fails, the fund will be reverted to the
ownership of the government.

Against this background, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as
a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen. Ibrahim Moussa so that you
will be able to receive his funds either in cash or transferred into your
bank account. I will now travel from Switzerland to your country, where
we will share the fund according to our agreed sharing ratio and also invest
my share in profitable business ventures in your country.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I will prepare the necessary document that will back
you up as the next of kin to Gen. Ibrahim Moussa. I will hand over the original
Deposit Certificate to you and POWER OF ATTORNEY or Letter of Authority,with
which you will be able to collect this fund. All that is required from you
at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address,Telephone
and fax number, so that I can commence this job.

After you have been made the next of kin, I will file in an Application
for Claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of
probate in your favor for the transfer of the fund to your designated account
that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involve in this business since I will handle everything
legally and ensure all the necessary documents are in place. I will like
to negotiate with you, what will be your percentage share for the assistance
you are going to provide to me in this respect. It will also be necessary
for us to enter into a legal agreement for the sake of this transaction.

If you are interested, contact me via the following email addresses;
lawyers_2000@libertyhaven.com,
libertychambers88@tiscali.it
You can also contact me at my office address:
ANDERSON & PARTNERS LEGAL
RECHTSANWALTE CHAMBERS,
KIRCHGASSE 60,
ZURICH CH-8024,
SWITZERLAND.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Andreas Anderson Esq.

PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE

NOTE: Other details will be provided to you after I receive your response
>and ascertain that you are honest and capable of handling this business
to a logical conclusion

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