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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: "Willson" <bertil1@box.az> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bertil@box.az
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:04:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend.

My Dear ,

I am sending you this email regarding the huge
fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual
benefit to the two of us.

I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that everything
documents that will bring about the success of this transation would be
provided.

However, I am Barrister Willson Brown,the personal
attorney to the late Dr. Raymundo S. Punongbayan, the president of the
Philippine Lakes Network (PLaNet) Citizens of Phillipines.

My Client and Dr. Norman Tungol,Vice President of PLaNet for the
island of Luzon died in a helicopter crash on April 28 2005 while
conducting a survey of landslide areas. Both were founding members of
PLaNet, a county-wide network formed with support from LakeNet.
http://www.worldlakes.org/networknews.asp

Unfortunately no one knows about this accept I and the bank which he
deposited the money.

I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any
member of his family but all to no avail, hence I contacted you.
I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by my client and his wife since I have no
place to locate any of his relatives. I can easily convince his bank in
the with my legal practice that you are the only surviving relation of
my client.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were
lodged.

Particularly, My late client had an account with one
of the banks in Europe. valued at US$5.750.000
(Five million seven hundred and fifty Thousand United States
Dollars) which I witness the documentations before
he left for the states on 24 february 2005.

Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the for my client to
come forward for the claim,not knowing that he is dead.For the fact
that I and my client and the bank knew about this money,i an contacting
you to act as the next of kin to my late client.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$5.750.000
(Five million seven hundred and fifty Thousand United States
Dollars) will be paid into your account and then you and I can share
the money. 55% to me and 40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses,tax
as your government may require.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we willmake. All I require is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from
any breach of the law.

Reply immediately, mail me on my altanative mail box
bertil@box.az


Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Willson Brown.


N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication in this mutual transaction.


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