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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: Natasha Segal <natasha@nsegal0.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:21:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Business Proposal.


Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Mrs,Natasha Segal a legal practictioner and the personal attorney to
Late Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German property magnate who lost his life on the
21st of April 2000, along with his wife, Maria and their children and even grand
children in a plane crash. The AF4590 crash include all 109 people on board and
five who died on the ground when the plane crashed into the Hotelissimo. Refer
to the website below for more details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since then I have made several inquires to locate any of my client's extended
relatives but this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I have decided to contact you to act as the next of kin by assisting
in repatriating the money in his account with HSBC BANK UNITED KINGDOM. The Bank
has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin within the next 14 official
working days or the account declared unserviceable and confiscated. The amount
in question is US$21,500,000.00 (Twenty one Million five hundred thousand Dollars only).

Therefore, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the Late
Mr. Andreas Schranner so that the US$21,500,000.00 (Twenty one Million five hundred
thousand Dollars only) can be paid to you and then we (you and I) can
share the money.

This business is simple. I will like you to provide immediately your full name
and address so that I will prepare all the necessary legal documents that can be
used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honesty and
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangements that will protect you from any breach of
the law. Remember to send to me also your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

A bank account in any part of the world which you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this Funds to you as the beneficiary or next of kin.
The Funds will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70% for
me and 20% for you while 10% will be set aside for expenses in the course of
this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via email:natsegal@aim.com
.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you to understand the transaction more.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest part of my own share in your Country.

Best regards,
Barrister Mrs,Natasha Segal

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