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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, John A. Huntley." <michael_huntley@mail.ie> (may be fake)
Reply-To: michael_huntley007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:22:19 +0200
Subject: Holle John A. Huntley.

Dear Friend,
Hello My name is Barrister John A. Huntley,And attorney at law in London.
And I am from uk and live and stay in London.I got your email from a guestbook online.
Because my office is connected to the internet dearest, And i apologize for using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, But this is due to confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. I have an urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.

A deceased client of my, by name Mr. Antoine Blanc,is a uk London Oil
consultant/contractor with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Asia in Thailand Bangkok,And Mr. Antoine Blanc, made a numbered timed(Fixed)
Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty
Five Million Dollars)with a and Security Companies in asia Bangkok in Thailand.

But my deceased cline Mr. Antoine Blanc, leaved in united states in
florida with, wife and two children, But while my deceased client was out
of American to Asia and in Europe in London for some business trip. And left
wife and the two children in florida united states of American were my
deceased cline leaves with the families there.

so while he was in business trip in Asia, Europe and in London. And as a
result of Hurricane Katrina in florida in united states of American
were my deceased client families leaves,Then killed the families
as a result of the Hurricane Katrina in florida.

And for loosing all his families in florida as a result of the Hurricane
katrina in floride, caused the death of my deceased client in london
after some months of sickes in london as a result of loosing
all his families in american were my deceased cline leaves with the families
and after some medical beliefs in london would not escaped the sickes that
killed my deceased as a result of his death families in florida united states of American.
And so after the death of my deceased client in london Mr.
Antoine Blanc, Then i was contacted in london by the security company in Bangkok
Thailand were my deceased client lodged in some funds the sum of
US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting with the security company
in Bangkok Thailand.

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address in london were
my deceased cline come from but got no reply. After some months, we
sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract On further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a Will, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was futile. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Antoine Blanc did not declare any
next kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Deposit paperwork with the security company in Bangkok Thailand.
This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting with the security company
in Bangkok Thailand.

I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged
by my deceased client with the security company in Bangkok Thailand,
the security company did not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for
this contact to you.

The security company in Bangkok has issued me a notice to contact the
next of kin, or the funds will be confiscated if nobody applies to
claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Antoine Blanc so that the fruits of
this old man's labor will not get into the hands of security company.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of
this funds can be paid to you, Then we can share the amount on a
mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin
will be provided. All i require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends
your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to
indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will
establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into
a much better picture of the situation.

Best Regards,
Barrister John A. Huntley.
Morley House,
26-30 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BP.
michael_huntley007@yahoo.co.uk



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