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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: "Stanley David Nin" <sdavidnin@walla.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:10:01 +0100
Subject: URGENT

Dear Good Friend ,

My name is Mr. Stanley David Nin, a lawyer in the Chambers
of Nabarro Nathanson (Legal Practitioners) in London. I am
writing this letter to you to intimate you of a pending
transaction I want to execute with you privately. Anyway I
got your contact through one of the Internet
Reference Directories in my Chambers.

One of my valued clients - Mr. Antonio Montoya died together
with his lovely wife Late Antonio Montoya died on the Flight
11, a Boeing 767-200,which was enroute to Los Angeles from
Boston during the terrorist attack on America back in 2001.
I was his personal lawyer and the Executor of his Will.
There is no further traces of any of his next-of-kin in his
native Country.

As his personal lawyer and Executor of his Will, I know late
Antonio Montoya kept about GBP 9.2 million in the Vaults of
a bank here in London.
This money had been taken to the bank late on the evening of
his departure to USA, hence the money was only accepted and
registered by the bank while it was kept in the Vault
waiting for Montoya's return, which was never to be. I have
sinceconfirmed with the bank that the money is still in the
bank's vault. Ever since 2001 this money has been in this
account untouched!

Now,how do you come in and what is your business with all
this? I am sure this is the question you would be asking
me? Simple. As the personal lawyer to late Antonio Montoya
and since vital document relating to this money is kept with
my Chambers, I decided that I intimate you of this
development, with your co-operation, I can present you to
bank as the Next-of-Kin to the late Antonio Montoya. After
proper verification of this Claim by the bank this money
will be transferred to your bank account hence you come in
as the Next-of-Kin to late Antonio Montoya.

How do we do it? The document showing that this money is
kept in the bank's vault is kept in my Law Chambers. I, as
the lawyer and Executor of late Antonio Montoya's Will/Last
Testament will put your name in this Will as the Beneficiary
of this money kept in the bank's vault. I will
submit the Will/Last Testament to the Bank to contact you
and start processing
transfer of this money to your bank account according to the
last wishes of my Client - late Mr. Montoya for further
administration to other members of the family. I am the
Executor of late Montoya's Will.

All I need to do is to re-make the late Mr. Montoya's
Will/Last Testament to include your name as the beneficiary
and submit same to the bank and introduce you, the bank
writes you to confirm this, then transfer process starts
without delays. I am the Executor of this Will and the Bank
knows it too. The mode of sharing this money will be
discussed when we agree to work together on this
transaction.

What do you think about this? While I look forward to
hearing from you soon, absolute confidentiality and secrecy
remain very important in this transaction.

Thank you and God bless you.

Mr.Stanley David Nin.


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