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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Edina" <barristeredina@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barristeredina@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:19:47 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY.

Barrister Edina Bello,
Bangura Chambers Esq,
Solicitors & Advocates.
06 BP 1409 Akpakpa Dodomey,
Cotonou - Benin Republic.

My Dear,

I am Barrister Edina Bello, an attorney at law. This mail is written to
solicit your assistance to be
presented as next of kin to my deceased client Mr Andreas Schranner. He made
a numbered time deposit valued US$7.5M,(Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) on September 1998, with an intent of putting up a gold mining
company here in Cotonou and upon the maturity this bank started contacting
him but to no avail

On 31 July, 2000, my client along with his entire family died in a plane
crash of Air France Concorde
Airlines. You can read more about the crash on visiting this site
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm/)

The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on this matter, based on the
fact that the supposed next of kin, happened to die in the said crash and I
am yet to provide any other Next of Kin to lay claim to the fund.

Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin, so that the proceeds of this account,
will be paid to you for our mutual beneift, so that the Bank will not
confiscate this fund as the banking law and guidelines here stipulates that
if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate
contact with me through my e-mail box,barristeredina@yahoo.com for further
information regarding this matter.


Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your
prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Barrister Edina Bello.Barrister Edina Bello,
Bangura Chambers Esq,
Solicitors & Advocates.
06 BP 1409 Akpakpa Dodomey,
Cotonou - Benin Republic.

My Dear,

I am Barrister Edina Bello, an attorney at law. This mail is written to
solicit your assistance to be
presented as next of kin to my deceased client Mr Andreas Schranner. He made
a numbered time deposit valued US$7.5M,(Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) on September 1998, with an intent of putting up a gold mining
company here in Cotonou and upon the maturity this bank started contacting
him but to no avail

On 31 July, 2000, my client along with his entire family died in a plane
crash of Air France Concorde
Airlines. You can read more about the crash on visiting this site
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm/)

The Governing Body of the bank has contacted me on this matter, based on the
fact that the supposed next of kin, happened to die in the said crash and I
am yet to provide any other Next of Kin to lay claim to the fund.

Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent
to be presented as the next of Kin, so that the proceeds of this account,
will be paid to you for our mutual beneift, so that the Bank will not
confiscate this fund as the banking law and guidelines here stipulates that
if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be
transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate
contact with me through my e-mail box,barristeredina@yahoo.com for further
information regarding this matter.


Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your
prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Barrister Edina Bello.


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