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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: Brannon Robert <branrobert@walla.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:30:26 +0100
Subject: Soliciting Your Partnership

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings! My name is Mr. Brannon Robert the Manager Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited. I have an
urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. On May 6, 2002, an American Oil consultant
contractor with Mauritius Mining Corporation, Mr. Buckhard Anderson made a numbered time of Fixed
Deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$20,000,000.00 Twenty Million Dollars in my branch,
upon the maturity time of the fund, l sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers from the Island
of Mauritius Mining Corporation, that Mr. Buckhard Anderson died in an automobile accident, l found out
that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his relatives or next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Buckhard Anderson did not declare any
next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This
sum of US$20,000,000.00 is in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year. Since his death no one has ever come forward to claim this fund. According to the
Island of Mauritius Law, at the expiration of 5(five) years, the money will revert to the Island of Mauritius
Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr.
Buckhard Anderson so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some
Government officials. This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately for us your full name, Address,
Occupation, Age, Your private telephone and fax numbers respectively through our international lawyer
at below address to enable us change some necessary document in your name and file for the claim of
this fund as the next of kin.

NOTE: Please be inform the reason why we required your assistant is because it forbidden for a
government worker to have foreign account in my country and most especially Mr. Buckhard Anderson is
a foreigner there is no way a Mauritius CITIZEN will claim next of kin. THESE ARE THE TWO
REASONS WHY YOU ARE NEEDED TO ASIST.
Lawyer Contact Address:
Blenheim Barristers & Solicitors
Legal Practitioners, Attorneys, Notaries and Patent,
Trademark and Parliamentary Agents,
Blenheim Tower Wasterdoksdijk 40,
1103AE Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31- 616-579-868
Fax: +31-847-146-310
Email:blenbarisolicitors@infowebmist.com
Contact person: Barr.Peterson Van Gooi
In conclusion you are requested to contact my International lawyer Barrister Peterson Van Gooi with the
above contact details for any information except it beyond my lawyer you contact me through the below
email address for my security reason please.
Contact Email Address,
Email:branrobert@walla.com

Best Regards,
Brannon Robert


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