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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: "mark anthony" <barrmarkanthony7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrmarkanthony22@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:46:21 +0000
Subject: Barrister Mark Anthony

Barrister Mark Anthony
5 Kabiyesi Street Itire
Surulere Lagos.
Telehpone:234-8075907278


Dear Myers,

I am Barrister Mark Anthony, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr. Larry Myers,who used to work with Shell Development Company in
Nigeria.

On April 21st 2003, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to look for any body
who will be willing to assist me in recovering the fund valued at
US$15million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.

The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.Since
I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased hence
we shall obtain all the legal documents to back you up in this claim from
the court.so that this fund can be trasfered into your account.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,i have already worked out a
sharing formular,30% for you, while 60% goes to me, and 10% has been mapped
out for any expense that might be incured in the course actualising this
claim and taxation which might be required by your government.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Your are advice to send the following information so that i can proceed
immediately:

1. Your fullname..................................................
2. Residencial address.............................................
3.Privatetelephone number...........................................
4. Fax number if any...............................................
5.Age and occupation...............................................

With these information, i will write a letter of introduction to the board
of the bank for final approval of the funds left behind by my client into
your account as the next of kin.

If you are very much ready to proceed with me, then contact me immidiately.

I look forward hearing from you.

Barr.Mark Anthony
Mark Anthony & Associates

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