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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: "JACK VANRENOSESQ" <xx1975@excite.com>
Reply-To: jackvan_lawyer00@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:46:05 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Thank You and Bless You richly!








Dear Friend

I am Barrister Jack Vanrenos, the personal Attorney to Mr. Charles

a foreigner who used to work with BMW Rockingham here in England. On the 2nd

of August 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were

involved in a car accident along Gatwick Express Road,All occupants of the

vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several

enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client’s extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,

I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet, to locate any

member of his family but of no avail,hence I contacted you.



I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by

my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the

Finance/Security House where these huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Finance/Security House where the deceased had a consignment which the content is valued at about US$20.7M in a metalic trunk box, which the Finance/Security House has no knowledge of the content of the box, and they have issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the mentalic trunk box(consignment) confiscated within the next Forteen official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9)

months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the

deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20.7M can be

paid to you and then you and I can share the money 55% to me and 40% to you,

while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your government may required.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any

claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us

see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a

legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the

law.



Awaits your prompt response.



Yours Sincerely,

Jack Vanrenos Esq.











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