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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: "PAUL MARSHAL" <paul_marshal009@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:20:43 -0700
Subject: BEQUEST FOR YOU......

MR PAUL MARSHAL, LLB (LONDON).
Contract( Abuja Office)
26 Baba Awole Street Tel.:
(+234) (9) 57 9000 Fax: (+234) (9) 30 2104
NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.


Attn: Dear Friend,

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late Sir Willy Bubenik,(KSM) I
wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of
the sum of US$7,000,000 [Seven Million US Dollars]in the codicil and last
testament of the deceased.

The late Willy Bubenik until his death was a former Managing Director and
pioneer staff of a big construction company here in Abuja Nigeria. He was a
very dedicated Christian, and a great philanthropist during his life time.
Late Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2002 at the age of 68,He was buried
on the 23rd of February. Late Willy Bubenik even though he was an American
living and working in here as a foreigner he requested before his death that
he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and the people as
my people".

He said that this token is to support you in your humanitarian work and help
to the less-privelegded. I hereby request that you forward any proof of
identities of yours, and your forwarding address to enable us file necessary
documents at our high court probate division for the release of this bequest
of money.

Congratulations.

Yours faithfully,

MR PAUL MARSHAL,LLB(LONDON)


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