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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: "Barr. J.M.Mark esq." <cajacaixa1@lycos.es>
Reply-To: cajacaixa@walla.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:48:53 +0100
Subject: This is a reminder (URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL)



For your kind attention,

I write to seek your co-operation as my foreign partner and your assistance. I apologize if this mail message does not suit your personal or business ethics.
My name is Bar. J. M.Mark, an attorney to a deceased Immigrant and property magnate who was based in the U.K & Spain, Also referred herein as my client.
On the 25th of July 2000, my client, his wife and their two children died in the Air France plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise and vacation. Since then, I have been managing his properties here in Spain and U.K, he also sold some, brokered by me and the money paid was deposited into his account. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by his bank and security firms.
Particularly, the bank has issued me a notice to provide any of his next of kin/ family relatives or have the account confisticated within a short time. My late client has an account valued at USD15.5million (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Information gathered from the Department of immigration that he was also single on entry into the U.K & Spain. I have made and placed severally official enquires investigating and searching for his closest family members and next of kin at his country's Embassy and Consulate office in Madrid Spain & U.K but no response or claims have been made so far more than six (6) year and his country's Embassy and Consulate office in Madrid Spain and U.K. confirmed he has no closest or known Family members, Next of kin or Relatives
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives or next of kin for some time now, and with the bank giving me a deadline, I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin and family business partner of the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD15.5 million (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) can be paid to your account. I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any claim that we shall make.
All I require is your honest co-operation and reliability to enable us sees this deal through. I guarantee a 100% free of risk transaction that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Send me your full names and address, telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further and immediately move into actions.
Reach me directly at (infocaja@walla.com) or telephone number +34 695 880 567, I look forward to hearing form you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Bar. J.M.Mark,
José Asociados y Abogados

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