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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: "BARR.TADASHI MARCON" <barr_tadashi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: brucekhan@aol.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:35:18 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

ATTENTION

Before I start,I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to
you.I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to
establishing a relationship,but you will realize the need for my action.I
guessed that you have not received the Bequest Notification which l earlier
sent to you by post last week with the address I saw in the WILL of late
Engr Hanks Clifford before this time.That is why I considered it necessary
to contact you through email.

On behalf of my late client,Engr Hanks Cliffordr of the blessed
memory, I write to notify you that my late client Engr rHanks Clifford
bequested to you the sum of Seven hundred and fifty US dollars($750,000),in
the codicil to his will and last testament.Late Engr Hanks Clifford died
after a brief illness on 1st May 2005. Until his death, Late Engr. Hanks
Clifford was a renowned philanthropist; a businessman of an international
repute and an industrialist, in fact he was blessed by God.Engr Hanks
Clifford did not play with the life and progress of the people who were
opportuned to meet him on the way,and among all he had a very big regard for
his God,the things of God and works of God.Late Engr. Hanks Clifford used
his resources to serve humanity and thus touched the lives of many through
charity.
According to him,he said,He is going to use his wealth in the service
of God and humanity.As a result of that he is giving you this because of
your involvement in Christian activities,community charity and in making
better the standard of living of the citizen of the world most especially
those in your country.As trustees and executees of this will,I wish to
inform you that the will was read at the British Crown Court Probate
Division (Registry)march 6th, 2006, as the law stipulates,and it is in
execution.

You are hereby required by this notification to confirm your ownership
to this Legacy by replying this mail immediately so that i will send the
statement of the "WILL" to you so that you can go through it. Since i sent
you the first mail through post and it was returned undelivered,i urge you
to forward to me the following to verify if they correspond with the one
contained in the will document:

1,YOUR NAME IN FULL

2,CONTACT ADDRESS

As we cannot afford to give or pay to a wrong person.On that note please do
not inconvenience your very self much as you will be treated in a legal and
security bound environment.As soon as you submit the required data needed of
you, and the information(address)is compatible with the information l
have,we shall start the execution of your bequested fund immediately.
l shall detail you on the procedure in benefiting this, as you have been
shortlisted,on receipt of your reply.


BARRISTER BRUCE KHAN/BARRISTER TADASHI.P

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