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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: "john bayes" <john_bayes06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: j.bayes@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:02:41 +0000
Subject: PLEASE KEEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL.


JOHN BAYES & CO.
SOLICITORS, COMMISSIONERS FOR OATHS
JB&C HOUSE
144 - 146 THE BURROUGHS
LONDON, NW4 2PT


Dear Sir / Madam,

I am highly delighted to be in contact with you, and
sorry for the embarrassment this mail might cause you,
as we have never met before, neither do we know each
other. It is, however, with positive anticipation
that I write to you.

I am John Bayes QC, a Solicitor, and the Personal
Attorney to Mr. Rowell Pace, a citizen of your
country, who was a contractor here in London. On the
15th of May 2003, my client was involved in a car
accident along Walworth Road in South East London.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their
lives.

Since then, I have made several attempts to locate any
of my late client's relatives at your
country's Embassy, which have all proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his last name over at your embassy here in
England, in an effort to locate any member of his
family, hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in the transfer of the
funds, valued at US$7.6 Million, left behind
by my late client, before the funds get confiscated or
declared 'Unserviceable' by an international bank
where the money is deposited. The bank involved has
issued me a notice to provide a Next of Kin to my
deceased client or have the bank account and its
contents forfeited within the next twenty-one working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of the
relatives for over one year now, I seek the consent to
present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing conditions, and
modalities for transfer to your bank account. I have
all necessary information and legal documention needed
to back you up for the claim.

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

I would be grateful if this mail is favoured with an
early reply.

Best Regards,

John Bayes QC
PRINCIPAL PARTNER



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