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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: "barrken_james@terra.es" <barrken_james@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:23:19 +0100 (MET)
Subject:

URGENT ASSISTANT
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FROM THE CHAMBERS OF SENIOR
ADVOCATE OF COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC KENNEHT JAMES
Dear Sir
I Barrister. have decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray me I appologize in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you.


I THE Personal Attorney to late MR FRANK C.Williams who was a contractor here in Benin Republic Who DIED, on 25 December 2003, with his entire family were perished in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou View the below site for.

As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount valued at (USD$ 12.480.000.00 M) with Bank here in Benin Re and upon the duration time of their agreement,His Bank started contacting him but no responss.


Conseqently, The Bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney,or have his account confiscated after five years, as it is in the law of this country.


Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Embassy in order to locate any of my clients xtended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over FIVE Years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to MR FRANK C.Williams since I have not reach any of my client relatives that is why i want to use you as one of his relatives were no way to be found. so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.480.000.00 m) could be transffered into your account thereafter,we will both of us share it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction.


I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the laims we will make All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully.

Please get in touch with me as fast as possible to enable us discuss further the progress of this business. please contact me with this address,

keneth_james2007@yahoo.fr
With best regards KENNEHT JAMES
Senior advocate of
Benin(SAB).

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ,

keneth_james2007@yahoo.fr
FOR SECURITY PURPOSE








Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate en www.terra.es/correo.






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<br/> FROM THE CHAMBERS OF SENIOR<br/> =
ADVOCATE OF COTONOU BENIN <br/> REPUBLIC KEN=
NEHT JAMES<br/> Dear Sir<br/>I Barrister. have =
decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or be=
tray me I appologize in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you.<=
br/><br/><br/>I THE Personal Attorney to late MR FRANK C.Williams who was a=
contractor here in Benin Republic Who DIED, on 25 December 2003, with his =
entire family were perished in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou View the be=
low site for. <br/><br/> As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed depos=
it Amount valued at (USD$ 12.480.000.00 M) with Bank here in Benin Re and u=
pon the duration time of their agreement,His Bank started contacting him bu=
t no responss.<br/><br/><br/>Conseqently, The Bank issued me a notice to pr=
ovide the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney,or have his =
account confiscated after five years, as it is in the law of this country.<=
br/><br/><br/>Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Emb=
assy in order to locate any of my clients xtended relatives,which had also =
been unsuccessful.<br/><br/>Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the =
relatives for over FIVE Years now, I seek your consent to present you as th=
e next of kin of the deceased to MR FRANK C.Williams since I have not reach=
any of my client relatives that is why i want to use you as one of his rel=
atives were no way to be found. so that the proceeds of this account valued=
at $12.480.000.00 m) could be transffered into your account thereafter,we =
will both of us share it in percentage according to our contributions to bo=
ost the success of this great transaction.<br/><br/><br/>I have all necessa=
ry legal documents that can be used to back up all the laims we will make A=
ll I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefi=
ting transaction successfully.<br/><br/>Please get in touch with me as fast=
as possible to enable us discuss further the progress of this business. pl=
ease contact me with this address,<br/><br/>keneth_james2007@yahoo.fr<br/>W=
ith best regards KENNEHT JAMES<br/>Senior advocate of<br/>Benin(SAB).<br/><=
br/>PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS , <br/><br/>keneth_james2=
007@yahoo.fr <br/>FOR SECURITY PURPOSE <br/><br/><br/><br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;=
vil.</b><br>
<a href=3D"http://www.terra.es/correo"><b><strong>Inf&oacute;rmate en www.t=
erra.es/correo.</strong></b></a><br>





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