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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: "rupert murray" <barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 15:51:35 +0000
Subject: Attn:Sir/ Can I Present You As Next Of Kin To Late Ms. S. Marufu?

From The Desk Of:
Barrister Rupert Murray
Murray Advicates & Solicitors
11 Ambleside Point,
Regent London , London , UK
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Fax: +44-207-6813291
Confidential E-mail: barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the season. It's indeed my pleasure to write to you this
letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both complete
strangers. I am Rupert Murray of "Murray Advicates & Solicitors" we are
solicitor at law. We are the personal attorney to Late Ms. S. Marufu --, a
national of your country, who perished in Egyptair Flight 990 with the whole
passengers aboard on 31st Oct 1999.


Page 2 (http://www.greatdreams.com/plane90b.htm)
CNN News (http://www.cnn.com/US/9910/31/egyptair.families.02/)

Before her death on the 31st oct 1999 our client {Late Ms. S. Marufu} as she
likes to be addressed, who was a one time secret agent in transfering of
money overseas for a Late head of state of one Africa country, deposited the
sum of USD$12.5m Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars]
in a Financial Institution's Vault here in Europe for herself, with the hope
of transferring it to her country as soon as she is on leave.

Since her death we've made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, we decided to trace her last name over
the internet, to locate any member of her family hence we contacted you.
We've contacted you to assist in repartrating this estate / inheritance left
behind by our client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Financial Institution where this huge deposits were lodged
particularly, the Financial Institution where the deceased had this estate /
inheritance valued at about USD$12.5m Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars] has issued us a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the inheritance confisicated within the next ten official working days.

Since we've been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 3 years
now we seek your consent to present you as the legal hire / bona-fide next
of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the
proceeds of this estate / inheritance valued at USD$12.5m Twelve Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] can be paid to you and then we
and you can share the money. 70% = "$8.75m" to us "Walker Advicates &
Solicitors" and 30% = "$3.75m" to you. We've all necessary legal documents
that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All we require is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. We guarantee that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through our Confidential E-mail:(
barrrupertmurray08@hotmail.com ) to enable us discuss further. Don't forget
to include your tel/fax numbers while replying this mail for easy
communication.

Best Regards,

Barrister Rupert Murray
Murray Advicates & Solicitors
Tel: +44-703-1848345
Fax: +44-207-6813291

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