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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: kemasgeorge14@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:53:27 -0700
Subject: BE MY PARTNER

I am Barrister Kemas George, a solicitor at law and a partner at Ahmed
Chambers. I am the attorney to Mr.Christian Eich, an expatriate and an
engineer who ran a carmaker BMW Museum and also work with Shell
Development Company. On the 25th of July 2000, my Client, his wife and
two children and his wife's parents were involved in a plane crash
(AF4590) with other passengers aboard as you may confirm through this
website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

The banker to my client (MAGNA TRUST PLC) has issued me, being the
executor of his Estate, a notice to provide the NEXT OF KIN or have the
deposit Twenty Million Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$20,500,000.00) converted to the bank's treasury as unclaimed funds
after four years according to the banking laws. Since then, I have made
enquiries to several embassys' and home offices, to locate any of my
client's extended relatives, but this has proved unsuccessful.

In view of this, I got your contact through my country's Foreign
Trade Mission, and I had the notion of honour to present you as the
NEXT OF KIN to make a claim of this funds with the MAGNA TRUST PLC. The
request for a foreigner in this respect is occasioned by the fact that
my client was a foreigner and an indigene cannot stand as his NEXT OF KIN.

As executor of the Estate, I will be legally and fully involved in
the claims process, and therefore in a position to guide you through
the processes as contained in the laws of our Land. I have all relevant
documents as his personal attorney, and all that is required is your
honest co-operation to enable us successfully conclude this claims.
I have left the discussion and agreement for your renumeration for
your involvement until you confirm your interest and readiness to partake.

I have agreed that 30% of his savings will be for you in respect of
providing an account for the bank to make the transfer. 10% will take
care of any expenses that might be incured in the process of succeeding
the transfer and the balance 60% for me and my associates. Thereafter,
we shall visit your country for disbursement as stated above as we will
draft a Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) to this effect.Upon receipt of
your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail a draft application of
claim which you will send to the bank.

For further information please reply me via e-mail
kemasgeorge13@indiatimes.com to enable us start this deal.

Regards.

Kemas George (Esq)



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