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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: daniel bruce <danbru190@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: danbru212@myway.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 03:53:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: danbru190@yahoo.ca

Dear Sir/Madam




I am Barrister Daniel Bruce a legal Solicitor and I was the Personal Attorney and legal adviser to Mr. Roy Andrea, national your country, who used to work with Mobil oil Company Nigeria Plc. On the 21st of August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Benin Express Road.


All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence I contacted you.


I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the bank where the deceased had a deposit valued at about ($U.S10.5, 000,000) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now.


I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased Since you are bearing the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($U.S10.5, 000,000) can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money.55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.


All I require is your honest Cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Please on acceptance forward this information's to enable us have a smooth transaction.

1) YOUR FULL NAME

2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.

3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.

4) PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.


Please respond or get in touch with me through my email.


Best regards,

Barrister Daniel Bruce



- daniel bruce


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