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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: "Peter Williams" <barr_peterwilliams35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_peterwilliams2a@walla.com
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:38:56 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME



PETER WILLIAMS EYO CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER, PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
TEL-PHONE 234-805-236-7410
LAGOS -NIGERIA barr_peterwilliams2a@walla.com
(TOP SECRET)
SIR/MADAM
I am Barrister Peter Eyo(Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor,who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the
11th of September 2002, my client, a American National, late Engineer
A.Goins, an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of
Nigeria, until his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to
American Airlines Flight 11, from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles,
California,crashedinto the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86
people on board. All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their
lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any
of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I
have to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank
where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the
deceased had an account valued at about US$35.5 Million has issued me a
notice to provide
the next of kin,relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have
the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$35.5Million can
be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 55% to me and 40%
to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may
require.All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this
dealthrough. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favour

1, Your full Name
, Your contact Address
3, Your private phone,mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for
each thers.

I await your kind response,Please if you are interested and capable in
handling this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address
for security reasons barr_peterwilliams2a@walla.com
And note that the
nurture of this deal needs a very top secrecy.
Best Regards,
Barrister Peter Eyo((Esq)
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
barr_peterwilliams2a@walla.com
TEL-PHONE 234-805-236-7410

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