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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Martin Bartlam Esq." <luisdas6@excite.com>
Reply-To: barrmartinbartlam@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 12:18:57 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: About My Late Client Mr Charles Jone








FROM:BARR.MARTIN BARTLAM (ESQ)

Tower 42, Level 35

25 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1HQ

United Kingdom

DX: 557 London/City.



Dear Friend,



I am Barrister Martin Bartlam, the personal Attorney to Mr. Charles Jones 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 House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at about US$20.7 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account 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$20.7 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money 50% to me and 50% to you,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,



Barrister Martin Bartlam Esq.

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