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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: "Monica davids" <monicadavids@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: monica-davids2001@myway.com
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:57:21 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
This mail transmission is been sent by a lawyer. It contains information
that is confidential, privileged, proprietary, or otherwise legally exempt
from disclosure. There is no intent on the part of the sender to waive any
privilege,including the attorney-client privilege,that may attach to this
communication.


Dear Friend,


I am Mrs.Monica Davids, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, by
name Mr. George W.Brumley,who here in after shall be referred to as my
client, died as the result of a plane crash in 2003.


I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this deposit valued at 45million dollars is lodged.


This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account
will be confiscated because there is a government
gazzette/mandate/authorising all banks to freeze or confiscate any account
that has not been serviceable in a long period of time,this is geared to
wards capital flight for the economy.


My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of my named client, All his supposed next of kin
or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind
for the claim.Please I want you to visit the website below for more
information aboutthe Plane Crash and the Deceased DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY AND
HIS FAMILY:


http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html


so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.


Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal
documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin willbe provided.


All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.


If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology
but if not, then contact me at once to indicate your interest,By giving me
your telephone/fax number so that i too can contact you.


Best regards,
Barr Monica Davids
Email: monica-davids2001@myway.com or monica_davids20001@yahoo.co.uk

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