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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: Dennis Mbassogo <denmbassogo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dennis.mbassogo@latinmail.com
Date: 28 Oct 2006 20:55:40 -0500
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS? (NEXT OF KIN)

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FROM THE DESK OF DENNIS MABASSOGO

MBASSOGO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES

SOLICITORS, ADVOCATES AND NOTARY PUBLIC



In my search for someone to trust and share this golden business opportunity that is currently at my disposal, with a view to making success out of it, I decided to search the Internet Peoples Finder Directory, where your contact was obtained. However, it is pertinent to introduce my self formally before going to the details and purpose of this proposal. I am Dennis Mbassogo, an Attorney at Law, a national of Equatorial Guinea, practicing in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.

May I use this medium to convey the death of late MORRIS THOMPSON an American who unfortunately died in plane crash involving Alaska Airlines, Flight 261 which crashed on January, 2000, including his wife and daughter. See detail on

http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/My

Before his death he made deposits of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$18,500,000.00)

with FRONTLINE SECURITIES SERVICES Dubai , United Arab Emirates.

In my capacity as the family lawyer / legal adviser to the late Morris Thompson, I had access to the classified documents relating to these deposits. I now wish to source for a foreign partner who will front to receive this fund on my behalf for our mutual benefit and investment. To make it much easier there is no record indicating that he nominated any next of kin while making the lodgements.

Since non of his kin or relative could lay claims to the funds, I, as the family lawyer with your active connivance would apply and procure all necessary paper work nominating you as NEXT OF KIN.

We have agreed on disburse the fund on this ratio (30%) for you (60%) for investment while (10%) earmarked for

contigencies.Kindly respond on time to enable us expedite action on the subject matter since all machinery for a hitch-free transaction is already in place. NB: This transaction is very confidential and 100%risk free as I have a copy of his

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT which would be altered to affix your name as the TRUSTEE & EXECUTOR. This transaction shall be executed under legitimate and legal procedures that will protect you from any breach of Law. Forward your full name, address and telephone number for commencement.

Yours faithfully,

Dennis Mbassogo






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