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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: "Stanley David Nin" <sdavidnin@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:39:14 +0100
Subject: URGENT MAIL

Dear Sir,

My name is Mr. Nin SD, 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.

One of my valued clients - Mr. Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha, a
Bond Trader with his Office within the World Trade Centre
Complex died in the WT Centre terrorist attack on America
back in 2001. I was his personal lawyer and the Executor of
his Will. There was no further traces of any of his
next-of-kin
in his native Country.
Late Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha kept ₤9.2 million
worth of Bonds in the Vaults of a bank here in London. This
Bonds had been kept with the bank for safe keeping pending
its maturity. The Deposit paper relating to this Bonds were
kept with me as late Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha's personal
lawyer and Executor of his Will. I have since confirmed with
the bank that the Bonds are still in the bank's vault. Ever
since 2001 this Bond 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.
Simple. As the personal lawyer to late Antonio Augusto Tome
Rocha and since vital document relating to this Bond is kept
with my Chambers, I decided that I intimate you of this
development, with your co-operation, I present you to the
bank as the Next-of-Kin to late Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha.
After proper verification of this Claim by the bank, the
cash equivalent of this Bond (₤9.2 million British
Pounds) will be transferred to your bank account hence you
come in
as the Next-of-Kin to late Antonio Augusto Tome Rocha.

How do we do it? The document showing that this Bond 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 Bond kept in the bank. I will submit the Will/Last
Testament to the Bank to contact you and start processing
transfer of the value of this Bond to your bank account
according to the last wishes of my Client - late Mr. Antonio
Augusto Tome Rocha, 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-validate the late Mr. Montoya's
Will/Last Testament at the law court 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 onfidentiality and secrecy
remain very important in this transaction. If this does not
interest you, then kindly delete it from your collection.

Thank you and God bless you.

Mr.Nin SD

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