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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: "Robert Beaud" <beprowell@uswest.net>
Reply-To: rbeaud4christ@aim.com
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:12:45 +0100
Subject: God's Calling







Robert Beaud & Associate
Attorney Robert Beaud (Esq.)
cel: +44 702 407 5126.
Tel: +44 161 263 0208.
Fax: +44 161 263 0209.
Reply to: rbeaud4christ@aim.com

Good Day,

It is with Heavy Heart i am reaching you regarding the death of my late
client. I am Barrister Robert Beaud, the legal adviser to late MR. MIKE
& CAROL HALL, a very Wealthy Couple that lived here in the United
Kingdom, before their recent Death on the 26th of December during the
Tsunami disaster last two year (2004).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm) these couple
served God as very dedicated Christians, they so dedicated their life
to
God but they had no child till they died. They acquired a lot of landed
properties like lands,

Stocks/Bond, house properties, etc. As their legal adviser, before
their death, the husband Mr. Mike & Carol Hall instructed me to write
his
WILL because they had no child; they dedicated their wealth to
God.According to the WILL, their assets should be given out to a
ministry for
the work of God. As their legal adviser, all the documents for the
assets
that are deposited with the security company are in my care. He gave me
the authority to give out the funds to the Ministries for the work of
God. As instructed by MR. MIKE HALL before his death. As a matter of
fact the total amount of money that is contained in the two trunk Boxes
is
US$30,000, 000.00, they did not want the management of the Security
Company to know the content of the consignments, therefore they
registered
the content of the consignments as Family Personal Treasures. Now, the
security company believes that what they deposited with them were
Family Personal Treasures.

As a born again Christian, I have been reading my bible and I have to
do what is lawful and right in the sight of God by giving out the fund
to the chosen ministry for the purpose of God's work as instructed by
the owner before his death. After my fasting and prayers Today, I asked
God to make his choice and direct me to an honest Christian /individual
or the chosen ministry that deserves this fund by his Grace. I have
contacted you to assist in Repatriating his chattels/Estate and Capital
value amounting to US$30,000, 000.00 (Thirty fifty Million United
States
Dollars Only) deposited with this Security Company.The Consignment
left behind by my client is Five (2) Trunk Boxes of Family Personal
Treasures content unidentified to the Security Company.

Note that for your assistance, you will be entitled to share 20% of the
total Inheritance while 5% will be set aside for any unexpected
expenditure and 50% for any Christian or charity organization in your
country,
while 20% will come to me. However, the Security Company has issued me
a Final Notice to present his Next of Kin /beneficiary for claim or
have the Consignment confiscated. Therefore, on receipt of your
encouraging response, we shall discuss the compulsory modalities.

I have all permissible indispensable instruments for claim ,I appeal
to you for the fund to be distributed as stated above. I have just
notified the Security Company where they deposited the consignments
that
contained the fund, that I am moving the consignment abroad, and the
security company is awaiting my authority to move the consignment out
of the
shores of my country.
If you know that you will use this fund honestly and wisely for things
that will glorify God's name, also distribute as stated above, then do
contact me with the above mentioned information via
rbeaud4christ@aim.com
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated.

Do send me your contact telephone number so that I can reach you on
telephone. Call me on Tel: +44 702 407 5126,cel: Tel: +44 161 263
0208,possibly
send me a fax and email with your information.

In His Services,

Attorney Robert Beaud.(Esq).






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