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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 Munis Wood <barrister_woo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barrister_wood@myway.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 06:28:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Barrister Munis Wood (Esq).


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barrister_woo@yahoo.com

Munis Wood & Associate

Barr. Munis Wood(Esq.)

302 Williams Close London.

Confidential Email to (barrister_wood@myway.com)


Dear Beloved in Christ, It is with Heavy Heart i am reaching you regarding the death of my lateclient. I am Munis Wood, the legal adviser to late MR. MIKE & CAROL HALL, a very Wealthy Couple that lived here in the United Kingdom, before their recent Death on the 26th of December during the Tsunami disaster last year (2005).


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm these couple

served God as very dedicated Christians, so they dedicated their life to God but they had no child till they died. They acquired a lot of landed properties like lands, Stocks/Bond, house properties, etc. As their legal adviser, before their death,the husband Mr. Mike & Carol Hall instructed me to write his WILL because they had no child, they dedicated their wealth to God.


According to the WILL, their assets should be given out to a ministry for the work of God. As their legal adviser,all the documents for the assets that are deposited with the security company are in my care. He gave me the authority to give out the funds to the Ministries for the work of God. As instructed by MR.MIKE HALL before his death. As a matter of fact the total amount of money that is contained in the two trunk Boxes is US$10.8Million (Ten Million Eight hundred thousand U.S.Dollars). They did not want the management of the Security Company to know the content of the consignments,therefore they registered the content of the consignments as Christians Books. Now, the security company believes that what They deposited with them were Christians Books.


As a born again Christian, I have been reading my bible and I have to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as instructed by the owner before his death. After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked God to make his choice and direct me to an honest Christian or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I then came across your address on the Internet as I was browsing through a Christian site. I appeal to you for the fund to be used wisely for things that will glorify the name of God.


I have just notified the Security Company where they deposited the consignments that contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad, and the security company is awaiting my authority to move the consignment out of the shores of my country. Dear child of Zion, if you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things that will glorify God's name.


Your prompt response will be highly appreciated; Do send me your contact telephone number so that I can reach you on telephone. Hoping to receive your reply and Remain blessed in the

Lord. Yours in Christ,

In His Services,

Barrister Munis Wood (Esq).




- Barrister Munis Wood


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