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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: bomascot99@tiscali.at
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:11:14 -0800
Subject: NEW MESSAGE.

From:Barrister Boma Scot
Personal Attorney
Reply To:bomascot00@netscape.net

Sir/Madam
Compliments of the season. I would like to firstly
send to you the best wishes of good health and success in your pursuits
particularly through my
proposal as Contained in this letter. Before going into details of my proposal
to you, I must first implore you to treat with the utmost confidentiality,
as this is required for its success.
Naturally it may interest you to know that I am Barrister Boma Scot,
the personal attorney to Murphy A Jr,a national of your country who has
spent most of his life here in our country,SOUTH AFRICA . My client was
a victim of september 11 ,2001 of the world trade center.

I am contacting you based on trust and honesty which I will reposed
on you hoping that you will not betray at the end of the whole transaction,
though I have not come across to you before, but I got your contact through
the internet while browsing for a reliable and trustworthy person.
It pleases me to let you know that, last week the security company in charge
of my client's properties informed me about his deposit with them in Europe
though as the personal attorney A'm aware that the consignment in the security
company contained USD19.4M CASH which the security company are not aware
because
my client deposited it as A FAMILY VALUABLES.
Permit me however to inform you that I need your Assistance to front you
as the next of kin to my client's money($19.4M USD) so that it can be released
to you to be kept for safe-keeping and onwards Investment with a viable
industry in your country under your kind supervision Since I have searched
for his relatives and finally observed that the true next of kin died three
months before my client's death and been the personal attorney I have some
proof of the deposit which I will forward to you when necessary. As soon
as you agree to assist me, I will change the beneficiary name in your favor
immediately.
Without no delay I want you to provide your full name, Address, Phone
and fax numbers which we shall forward to the security company as the Beneficiary
(Next of Kin) of the said consignment.
I have decided to give you 30% of the total amount, while 65% shall be for
me,the balance 5% will be used to reimburse any expenses incurred on the
cause of the transaction.
Please note that this is my personal mailbox and I Shall forward all other
information through this mail box
Be reassured that the transaction is Legitimate, Legal and 100% risk free,
Please indicate your interest as soon as possible to enable us finish the
transaction
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Best regards
Barrister Boma Scot.
N.B:For security reasons,please kindly acknowledge the receipt of this letter
by mailing me back to my private email address:bomascot00@netscape.net




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