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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: roy_brown@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:01:32 -0700
Subject: Compliment.

Dear Sir/Madam.

Firstly, not to cause you embarrassment, I am Barrister Roy Brown Solicitor
at law and the personal attorney to late Mr. Mark Michelle a National of
France, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development
Company in Saudi Arabia, herein after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2001, he and his wife with their three children were
involved in an auto crash; all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives.Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country embassies
to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you with
this business partnership proposal. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
a huge amount of money left behind by my client before they get confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the Finance Company where this huge deposit
was lodged.

The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $42million US Dollars and
the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or Beneficiary
by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty official
working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 2years now, I seek your consent to present you or your company as the
next of kin / will beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $42 Million US dollars can be paid to you.This will be
disbursed or shared in an agreed percentages agreed between both of us or
invested in your country while we go into partnership percentages, pending
on your feedback we shall discuss the reimbursement sharing percentages.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality
and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I guarantee you that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect from
any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me ASAP.

I am presently in THE NETHERLANDS and provide me the following: Full Name,telephone
and address your reply should be to roybrown4n@netscape.net.Your urgent
response will be highly anticipated.

Best regards,

Barrister Roy Brown.

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