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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: "nick campbell" <attorney2@nick-campbellchambers.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:48:01 +0000
Subject: NICK H.N CAMPBELL Snr (Esq.)

Nick Campbell (Attorney at Law)
569 Sandpoint Way NE Seattle, WA 98115 U.S.A
Direct Tele/fax No: 1 206 984 4846: Fax:1 206 984 4860

London office
Bath Road Hayes Middlesex United Kingdom
Tel: + 44-704-011-1085/Fax: + 44 709 2840 444
E-mail:info@nick-campbellchambers.com

VERY URGENT!
REF: NEXT OF KIN

ATTN: BENEFICIARY CLIENT
PRESIDENT/CEO

I am Nick Campbell, an attorney at law. I am the personal attorney to a
deceased to one of your Country's national who was the President/Chief
Executive Officer of SHV Holdings NV Amsterdam the Netherlands herein, shall
be referred to as my client.

On the 4th October 2002, my client and his wife with their three sons were
involved in a ghastly motor accident along Vliegveldweg Highway Rotterdam
the Netherlands
Herein shall be referred to as my client and happens to share the same last
name with you.

All passengers in the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives, May their
gentle souls rest in perfect peace Amen. Since then I have made several
enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, as his kids to
whom he willed his assets were also involved in the crash. But this has also
proven unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate
any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to
assist me in retrieving the funds in a certain investment account of his
valued at about US$25.6 M (TWENTY FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)

I therefore seek your utmost assistance to be able to clear these funds and
have them moved to another security company before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the authorities / the security company in Europe
where these huge deposits are lodged. However, his security company has
issued me a final notice {as his attorney} to provide them with any of his
family members or the account runs the risk of confiscation in the nearest
future. This to me would amount to a huge waste of fund. Therefore, on this
premise I seek your assistance to secure as it were this fund. Upon my
receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the necessary
modalities. I have all necessary information and legal instruments for this
claim.

Note that for your assistance you will be entitled to share 45 % of the
total inheritance while 5% will be set aside for any unexpected expenditure
and 50 % for me and my colleagues. I consequently request your maximum
assistance and approvals to facilitate the clearance of his consignment and
acquire his properties before they get confiscated or enthusiastically
declared unserviceable by the authorities and the security company in Madrid
Spain, where these huge funds were deposited as family personal treasures.

Finally, I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will exempt both of us from any breach of the law. Your
involvement in this is only known to me. I crave your indulgence to give
this your best shot. Contact me on my London telephone number for immediate
clarification

Awaiting your urgent response

Best Regards,

NICK H.N CAMPBELL Snr (Esq.)
NICK H.N CAMPBELL Snr CHAMBERS
E-mail:info@nick-campbellchambers.com


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