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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: "andregrant andregrant" <andregrantuk2@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:59:26 +0000
Subject: Re:I need Your Business Assistance



Good Day,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics.
l will introduce myself as Mr Andre Grant,a solicitor based in United
Kingdom.

One of my foreign client deposited with a bank in netherlands the sum of
$16,934,000:00 (Sixteen Million,Nine Hundred & Thirty Four Thousand US
Dollars) and this deposit has been dormant for the past two (2) years plus.

My late client Mr Salla khatif from Lebanese died on december 26th
2003,benin aircrash seethis
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this
money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of
neither the deposit nor the funds as all his family members that are aware
of the fund also died along with him in the plane crash.

I have been contacted by the bank in netherlands were the fund was deposited
for claim of the fund.I now solicit for assistance to present you to the
bank as next-of-kin/beneficiary to my late client as i can not present
myself since the bank knows me as the solicitor to my late client(Salla
khatif ).

I will compensate you with 30% of the total fund while 5% will be set aside
for any expenses that may incur in the course of the transfer.

This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is legitimate and
does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal
act. On receipt of your response I will furnish you with detailed
clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit transaction.

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you can help out.

Reply through my confidential email address: andregrantsolicitors@excite.com

Regards

Mr Andre Grant
Email: andregrantsolicitors@excite.com

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