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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: "Markson Williams" <marksonbwilliams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marksonwilliamx@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 13:56:23 +0100
Subject: MEGAFIRM CHAMBER'S UK

MEGAFIRM CHAMBER'S UK
Quilters Way, Triangle Business Park
Stoke Mandeville
Buckinghampshire,
England HP22 5BL
Tel: 44-702-4026-648
marksonwilliamx@yahoo.com

Attn: Sir.

I am Barrister Benedict M. Williams., a legal Solicitor and I was the
Personal Attorney and legal adviser to the late Mr James B. Miguel, whom is
a national of your country.

On the 21st of August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children
were involved in a car accident along Melton Express Road. All occupants of
the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful.


After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence
I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
this means that they will be handed over to the Government.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had a deposit valued at about Ten
Million United States Dollars ($U.S10,000,000) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 21
weeks. since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this
account valued at Ten Million United States Dollars ($U.S10,000,000) can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to
you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require,
I will back the transaction up with all necessary legal documents for this
transaction.

All that is require of you now, 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. Before we
start, we will cover you with a contract of protection so as to assure you
that you are not at risk of any form and that I and my firm will bear any
risk. Should you encure any cost by telephone cost etc. it will be refunded
to you 100% after this transaction. Please get in touch with me by my email.

Best regards,
Barrister. Benedict M. Williams.
Tel: 44-702-4026-648

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