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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: "phillip allen" <phillipallen5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: phillipallen3@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:11:54 +0100
Subject: TREAT AS A MATTER OF URGENCY

FROM: THE DESK OF
BARRISTER Phillip Allen.
BROAD STREET, BRISTOL BS1 1DR,
DX: 7822 BRISTOL.LONDON,ENGLAND.

Dear Friend.
I am Barrister.Phillip Allen, a Solicitor and an Attorney at Law ,I am the
Personal Attorney to one foreign Oil Consultant,Mr.Brian Lloyd Smith ,who
used to work with a Multi-BILLION Dollars oil Firm in Ilse of Man,UK.
Herein after shall be referred to as my client, On Sept 11, 2001,my
client,his wife, and their three children were involved in the September
11 bomb attack in USA,Since then I have made several inquiries to locate
any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to
assist in receiving the money left behind, by my client before the MONEY
Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged, particularly the (BARCLEYS BANK LONDON). where the
deceased had an account valued at about ($Thirteen million USD
$13,000,000.00) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
the account confiscated within the next 14 official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($13 million USD)
can be paid into your account and then you and me Can share the money.50%
to me and 40% for you, 10% for all our expences.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and I Know
that this fund will arrives your account in latest 10 banking days from
the date of the receipt of the following informations:

1, Your full name and address:
2, Age and occupation:
3, Marital status:
4, Your private telephone numbers:

The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your
norminated bank account.



Regard.
Barrister Phillip Allen
BROAD STREET, BRISTOL BS1 1DR,
DX: 7822 BRISTOL.LONDON,ENGLAND.

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