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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: "sdavidnin@terra.es" <sdavidnin@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 18:57:23 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT



Dear Friend,

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 is 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. 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 me? 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) 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 confidentiality 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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