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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: "ISSA ADAMS" <issa_ad143@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: issa_adams02@myway.com
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:48:03 -0600
Subject: Regarding Mr Knutson

Dr. Issa Adams
166-168 Belgrave Road
Leicester LE4 5AU

Regarding Mr Knutson

I apologize for this unsolicited nature of my email, it was out of
desperation and eagerness that made me to contact you in this manner.
Following my previous research, I am very happy to inform you that I have
urgent and very confidential business proposition for you as regards to the
current development of my deceased client who bears the name of Mr Wilson
Knutson , a native of your country who was my trusted, wealthy client who
died in the March 11th Bomb blast in Spain . In respect to introduction, I
am Dr Issa Adams, Branch Manager of the Alliance & Leceister Bank
Limited,166-168 Belgrave Road, Leicester LE4 5AU London.

However, my client was an American Oil consultant/contractor with the
British Petroleum, for over 20 years till date before his sudden death on
the 11th of March 2004, my client,his wife and their three children were
involved in a tragedy Bomb Blast that wrecked the city of Madrid Spain In
view of this please view the web page below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3500452.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/3597653.stm

To know the reality of this urgent matter that I have contacted you for.
Frankly and authoritatively speaking I am very happy to let you understand
that my client made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at {US$10,870,000} United States of America dollars
precisely here in the Alliance & Leceister Bank Limited which is the main
point to drive home at. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. I have made so many attempts to locate
any of my clients relative but all attempts have proved unsuccessful.I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that my late client did
not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including
his Bank Deposit paper work with the Alliance & Leceiseter Bank Limited.This
sum of US$10,870,000 00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one
will ever come forward to claim it.I am therefore, counting on you and I
need you to give me a good courage and faith that we can work as two
partners in progress in coming to the realization of this transaction for
the betterment of us and family. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your prompt consent to present
you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so
that the proceeds of this account valued at {US$10,870,000.00} dollars
precisely can be remitted to you and then you and I can share the money
according to any agreed ratio because the funds is almost maturing to
confiscation.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please enclose your other
names and your phone numbers in your response as soon as you show keen
interest. Be rest assured that as you comply to my directives this
transaction will be executed in a legitimate arrangement that will revent
you from any breach of law in your country as it would be back with official
documentation endorsed by the supreme court of Justice to legalize claims of
this transaction and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. Finally, all I need from you is
your honest cooperation as this transaction is not related to imagination or
otherwise but pure and for real. I crave your indulgence to present you as
the surviving next of kin to the deceased so that we can reap from the fruit
of this old man labour before some group of bad and corrupt leaders in my
country get rid of this money and share it for their own selfish interest
instead of the both of us sharing it for the betterment of us and family.

I am awaiting your expedient response and treat as very urgent.
Thanks and God bless you,
Truly yours,
Dr.Issa Adams

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