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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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Fraud email example:

From: James Berry Esq <james@jamesberrylaw.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:11:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Your Kind Asistance Is Needed Urgently!!



Hello,
I am Mr. James Berry Esq. (Managing Partner) Barrister, associate member, Advocate, Solicitor and owner of James Berry & Associates Law firm, Born May 31, 1955; admitted, 1984. Education: LL.B 1979 University of Reading Practice Areas: Company; Commercial; Employment; Intellectual Property; Computer and Media Law e.t.c
check my profile At our firm webpage:
http://jamesberrylaw.com/home-index.htm
Click on the third item (lawyers) and you will find me.
I do apologize for invading your privacy but because of the need and urgency of this matter, i am contacting you to solicit your assistance and partnership.
I represent the wife of Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky of Moscow, Russia, the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia, Mrs. Elena Khordokovsky here in after shall be referred to as my client and it is on her instruction that i am doing all that i am doing, i have been directed to search for a foreign partner to help her family to protect what is available for grabs for her family so that her children’s future can be secured as nobody knows what will become of her husband with the way the government is going now. I have a very sensitive brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your help in being the custodian of Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky Investment Portfolio valued at $160 Million (One Hundred and Sixty Million Dollars) and also your assistance and partnership to investing these funds on real estates in a foreign country outiside Russia preferably your country of residence. I don’t know if you are current with the calamity that has befell Mr. Khordokovsky but i will give the details and summary of the situation upon your responds on your willingness to assist his wife and family and we came to arrive at this point whereby we are now looking for your help.
This is a 100% legitimate transaction and Mrs. Elena Khordokovsky has voluntarily decided to pay you 10% of the funds for your kind assistance to her family and sincere willingness to be custodian of the Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky Investment Portfolio before it will be invested on real estates. For now, i cannot disclose were the funds are now or what financial institution is currently holding such investments , this is purely for security reasons being that for now we cannot ascertain for now your trust and willingness to help her family but when we do i will give you details, trust me you will have assess to all vital information about this transaction and how you are to become involved and what needs to be done.
We have set up all machinery to make this transaction to move smoothly without and stress or strain and also to make sure that myself and the Khordokovsky's conduct this transaction within the full circle of the law so we will not have any problem with any financial regulatory body or Government being in your country when the funds will be transferred to you.
Please write back to my private and personal email address below for more details if you are sincerely interested and willingly in helping this family, please you must send me your direct telephone number to discuss more with full names, contact address, age, sex and marital status, this is for us to know your personality as a partner only to my private E-mail: jberryesq1955@sify.com
Please note that under no circumstances must i disclose your information's to any third party, they will remain very confidential to me that i promise you.
Finally, please note that this transaction is strictly confidential due to the current political calamity that has befell Mr. Khordokovsky here in Russia and i am also in charge of handling this transaction legally on behalf of his wife Mrs. Elena and family. Also i am the only lawyer aware and of this investment and transaction with you, please do not contact me at my office for security reasons as i am presently in Moscow, Russia with Mrs. Elena Khordokovsky. For now you can contact me through my personal email above and I will get back to you immediately. Please write back promptly. Write me back. I look forward to it.
Sincerely,
Mr. James Berry (Esq.)
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JAMES BERRY & ASSOCIATES
5/10 Chistoprudni Blvd Suite 214 Moscow,Russia
Website: www.jamesberrylaw.com
Email : jblaw1955@mail.ru
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