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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: "barrj4robinson2@terra.es" <barrj4robinson2@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 03:55:31 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME



ROBINSON J.& CO. CHAMBERS
(ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)
FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
25 DEGBAGO CRESCENT
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Please reply me through this box; barr.jrobinson4@sify.com

Good day,

I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business letter from a remote country in far away Benin Repulic in west africa and probably from some one you have not closely related with. But all the same, I believe we do not need to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial/business relationship.

Having said this, I think it is very important at this juncture to introduce myself to you and also disclose to you, how I came in contact with your e-mail address/profile. As stated above, i remain's Barrister Robinson J the Personal Attorney to late Mr Michael Gill, who was a contractor here in Benin Rep. Who, on December 2003, with his entire family were perished in Air -Crash on board from Cotonou. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash

I got your email address/profile from the Internet when I was in search for reliable and competent person to handle this matter for our future benefits. So it is my pleasure to solicit your assistance in a very confidential business proposal. I am contacting you because I do not want to transact the business with anybody who is known to any staff of this bank or anybody around here to avoid any possible blackmail or leakage at the end of the transaction.

As a matter of fact, My client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued at (USD$15M) with Cemac Bank here in Benin Rep, and upon the duration time of their agreement, his bank started contacting him but no response. Conseqently, The bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney, or have his account confiscated after four years, as it is in the law of this country.

Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countrys Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15million could be transffered into your account, thereafter, we will both share it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims we will make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me as fast as possible through this email address; barr.jrobinson4@sify.com to enable us discuss further the progress of this business.

Best Regards,
Bar. Robinson James
Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).





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