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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Barrister=20Raymond=20Greenfield?= <barr_greenfieldesq@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:13:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: barr_greenfieldesq@yahoo.com.mx

Legal Associates

Barristers & Solicitors

No.10 West Land Avenue,

Abuja


Email:barristergreenfieldchamber@yahoo.com



Dear Friend,


I am Barrister Raymond Greenfielda legal Solicitor and I was the Personal Attorney and legal adviser to DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY Jr, 68, and his wife,Jean,67, a retired Atlanta physician, a citizen of the United States of America but resident here in Abuja, Nigeria.


West Africa who used to work with Shell Oil Company here in Nigeria,On the Saturday evening, the Brumleys flight crashed into the snow-capped,16,355-foot Lenana Peak on Mount Kenya. He was heading to Kenyan city of Samburu, which is home to popular game reserves.


Also killed was their daughter Lois Morrell, 39, her husband Richard,43,and son Alexander, 11; daughter Elizabeth Love, 41, her husband William,41, and daughter Sarah, 12; and son George III, 42, his wife Julia, 42,and their son George IV, 14, and daughter Jordan, 12. The plane's

two-person crew was also lost The Brumleys and their children were known philanthropists to many charitable causes in the Atlanta area,including hospitals and schools. The eldest Brumley was for years the chairman of Emory University's Department of Pediatrics and later served as interim

dean of the medical school.


Since I got information about his death, I have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because it cannot be released unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to my late client DR.GEORGE BRUMLEY Jr deceased. But unfortunately, all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind to claim the money The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after five years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request for your assistance and maximum co-operation as a foreign citizen to stand as the

next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the deceased customer was a foreigner.


The BANK where the deceased had deposited the amount valued 15 MillionUSD Has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my late client. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my late client before the BANK impounds them.


I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner. The proceeds valued be known to you as soon as i hear from you so that can be claimed by you and then you and I can share the money.or use the money to a capital project in your country.


Note that this consignment was recorded as family treasures belonging to my late client and only you and I knows about the money with the Bank.


Upon receipt of your response indicating your willingness to work with me,I will send to you the phone no or email contact of the bank manager,which you will use to submit the application and I will direct you on how to do that. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction

is strictly confidential and I will use my position as a lawyer to effect a hitch free transfer of the fund I will require your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you & me

from any breach of the law.


Please,kindly reply to me with my personal email address:barristergreenfieldchamber@yahoo.com and send to me your full name,your Nationality,your occupation,your age, telephone and fax numbers

to enable us discuss further about this transaction.



You can visit the website below for more information about the Plane Crash and the tragic death of the deceased and his entire family, Late DR.GEORGEBRUMLEY.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

Awaiting your urgent reply ,


Thanks and my regards.



Barr Raymond Greenfield Esq.

- Barrister Raymond Greenfield


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