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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: "zegon van peter" <peter_zegon@msn.com>
Reply-To: zegon4040@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:26:33 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KING NOTIFICATION.

PETER VAN ZEGON SMITH CHAMBERS & CO.
(SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES/NOTARY PUBLIC)
Applegate House, Riverside Road,
Pottington Business Park
Barnstaple, EX 31 1LS.
London -England
Private e-mail :(zegon4040@yahoo.com)

Dear ,
I am Barrister Peter Van ZEGON smith CHAMBER & CO. This mail is written and
intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my
Late Client.

My Deceased Client Edmund Miller Sr., 62 years of age made a fixed Deposit
of Fund valued at USD$14,500,000 (Fourteen Million, five hundred thousand
United States Dollars Only) with a Security/Finance Firm here in Europe and
unfortunately lost his life in an Egyptian charter plane Boeing 737 which
crashed into the Red Sea early on January 3 shortly after taking off from
the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all the 135 passengers and 13 crew
members aboard, Ref: (View:
http://english.people.com.cn/200401/04/eng20040104_131791.shtml) He left no
clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the
Deposit still with me.

The Governing Body of the Security/Finance Firm has contacted me on this
matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund.
Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of Kin so that my late Client's Fund will not be
confisticated by the Security Company.

Then you and I can share the money, you will be entittled to 40% of the
total fund for your role as the relative of my late client and 50% for me
while 10% is to be marked out for any expenses that will be incurred during
the process of transfer of the fund to your bank account.

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to contact me
immediately via my e-mail address: (peter_vansmith@yahoo.co.uk) or call me
on my direct line for further discussion related to this matter. Thank you
very much for your anticipated cooperation while I expect your prompt
response.

Yours Sincerely,
Peter Van Zegon Smith Esq.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSOCIATES: Dr. Bryan Smith (LL.B (Hones.), BL., PhD) Prof. Aliyu, Hassan
(LL.B (Hons),Barr. Fred William Jnr (LL.B Hons),Anthony Abraham (LL.BHons)


I wish you multiplication of Joy, addition of Peace and subtraction of
sorrow in all your endavour


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