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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: "Mark Robert" <mark3robert@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:00:39 -1000
Subject: Claim as next of kin

FROM ATTORNEY MARK ROBERT
MARK ROBERT & ASSOCIATES
NO 6 BEACHLANE DRIVE
ACCRA GHANA
EMAIL:mark11robert@yahoo.com


Greetings,

I write you this message under strict recommendation and in good faith. I am
sorry at the perceived confusion you may have by receiving this email from
me since we have not previously met. To be Straight, I am a solicitor at law
and the personal Attorney to Late Mr.Greg who used to work with Ghanaian
Government as a contractor.

On the 28th of June 1996, my late client complained of have headache he was
rushed to the hospital, unfortunenately he lost his live after 3 days of
being hospitalized.

Since then I have made several enquires to locate any of my clients extended
relatives. This unfortunately has proved unsuccessful. Hence I seized this
opportunity and decided to contact you for your help.

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and Property left
behind by my client before they get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the bank where this Huge deposits were lodge. Particularly, Where the
deceased had an account valued at USD$9,705,844.00(Nine Million Seven
hundred and Five thousand Eight Hundred and Forty four Cent. (Plus interest)
has just recently issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of the
deceased or have the account confiscated within the shortest Period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for going to two
(9) years now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the
deceased on your immediate approval and acceptance to assist me in this
matter, so that the proceeds of this Account valued at USD$9,705,844.00(Nine
Million Seven hundred and Five thousand Eight Hundred and Forty four Cent
(Plus interest) can be paid to you.

I have the necessary logistics that would be used to back up your claim at
the Financial Institution where these funds are deposited temporarily, all I
require is your Honest cooperation to enable us carry out this deal through
and your willingness to carry out this project with me till it's fruitful
end. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect both of us from any breach of the Law to cover up your
reputable name.

Please get in touch with me if you willingly accept this offer. So that I
could forward immediately to you the necessary details on how we are to
carry out this project to a fruitful end.

1) YOUR FULL NAME/CONTACT ADDRESS

2) YOUR PHONE NUMBER

3) YOUR FAX NUMBER/MOBILE NUMBER

4) AGE

5) OCCUPATION

to enable our further discussion about this transaction. I now wait to have
your soonest positive response to this regards. You can alson contact me on
my alternative email: mark11robert@yahoo.com

Thank you and my sincere regards to you and your family.

Sincerely,

Attorney. Mark Robert (SAG)
Principal Attorney,
(Solicitors & Advocates of the supreme court of Ghana)

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