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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: Johnson Kerosine <j1k@email.ro>
Reply-To: kkerosinejj@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 16:14:25 +0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE



BOEL ASKEN ALVAN COMPANY LONDON
82 London Road, St Leonard on Sea,
East Sussex.
Tel: +447040110447.

ATTN: Dear Friend,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not
a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious.

I am Mr. Johnson Kerosine, a personal assistant to Dr BOEL ASKENGREN,
the managing director of BOEL ASKEN ALVAN COMPANY LONDON England. I am Dr
BOEL ASKENGREN's personal assistant for six years now; Dr BOEL ASKENGREN
has a beautiful wife Mrs. CATHARINE BOEL ASKENGREN and three children.

Dr BOEL ASKENGREN is the managing director of BOEL ASKEN ALVAN COMPANY
LONDON England, Dr BOEL ASKENGREN is 68 years old, Dr BOEL ASKENGREN was
From_Hamilton, Ontario Canada Hamilton, who unfortunately died in tsunami
incident on 26th December 2004. You will read more stories about the tsunami
victims on visiting this web site,www.phuketitcity.com.

Dr BOEL ASKENGREN died in tsunami incident in Thailand together with
his wife and three blessed children on 26th December 2004, since after the
incident I have been trying to locate any of his relation or brother, I later
discovered that Dr BOEL ASKENGREN is the only issue to his family.

Before the death on 13th October 2004 Dr BOEL ASKENGREN deposited $USD
58 Million United State Dollars with a security company in Switzerland for his
project in India, I have all the necessary
documents and paper work of evidence to this money, since after the death of Dr
BOEL ASKENGREN as the personal assistant I have made several enquiries to
locate his only surviving relation, without any success.

I came across your name and contact, on the course of my personal
searching for reliable and honest person whom will transact this business with
me so i decided to contact you for this project.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating and securing the wealth
left behind in a fixed deposit account by Dr BOEL ASKENGREN before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Company. The board of the
Security company has issued a notice that after 2 months from now and no next
of kin shown
up for the claim, the funds will be confiscated and declared unserviceable.

Since I the personal assistant have been unsuccessful in locating Dr
BOEL's relatives for sometime now, I seek your consent to present you as the
Next of Kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner, so that the proceed of
this deposit valued at $USD 58 Million Dollars can be released to you.

The Security company Switzerland will release the funds to any foreigner who
has all related
information/documents of Dr Boel. I myself have successfully
gotten all the necessary documents and contacts of his account with the bank,
Your application will be directed to his account officer department
For verification and approval. Everything is under my control. I shall
Provide you all the information and copy of the certificate of deposit issued
to
Dr BOEL when he deposited the funds.

I shall also involve a good attorney who shall represent you in all the
appropriate offices for the claim. I shall destroy all the documents
used for the claim and leave no traces. After everything, you shall have 30% of
the total sum, while 70% for me. All requires is your honest cooperation to
enable us seeing this business successful.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Dr BOEL ASKENGREN was a very
good man and it is not wise to allow his hard earned wealth to be stolen by the
greedy directors of the bank.

Further details awaits your response by email. PLEASE, TREAT THIS PROPOSAL AS
TOP SECRET.

Best Regards

Mr. Johnson Kerosene.
+447040110447.


















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