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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: "BARR. NICK WRACK" <barr.nickwrack001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: barr.nickwrack@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:58:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST


TOOKS LAW CHAMBERS UNITED KINGDOM
8 WARNER YARD, WARNER STREET
LONDON.
TEL: +44-7024062291
+44-7045712282
FASCIMILE: +44 207 060 0961
EMAIL ; barr.nickwrack@yahoo.co.uk
WEBSITE: tooks.co.uk


Dearly Beloved,
(IN THE LORD)

It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed
to get in touch with you in respect to my late
client's bequeathed fund to you.


For courtesy sake I am Nick Wrack Esq. A Citizen of
the United Kingdom and Barrister at law, a lawyer with
tooks chambers Law firm UK and a personal attorney to
Mr. Pavel Burge, who died after a brief illness in
April 2005.

On behalf of my late client, Mr. Pavel Burge of the
Blessed memory, I write to notify you that my late
Client Mr. Pavel Burge bequeathed to you the sum of
nine Hundred thousand British Pounds (900,000), in the
Codicil to his will and last testament.

Until his death, Late Mr. Pavel Burge was a renowned
Philanthropist; a businessman of an international
Repute and an industrialist, in fact he was blessed by
God. Mr. Pavel Burge did not play with the life and
Progress of the people who were opportune to meet him
On the way, and among all he had a very big regard for
His God, the things of God and works of God. Late
Mr.Pavel Burge used his resources to serve humanity
and thus touched the lives of many through charity.

According to him, he said, He is going to use his
wealth In the service of God and humanity. As a result
of that He is giving you this because of your
involvement in Christian activities, community charity

And in making better the standard of living of the
Citizen of the world most especially those in your
Country. As trustees and executors of this Will, I
wish to inform you that the will was read at Her
majesty's Crown Court Probate Division (Registry) uk.
March 6th, 2006, as the law stipulates,
and it is in
execution.

You are hereby required by this notification to
Confirm your ownership to this Legacy by replying this
Mail immediately so that I will send the statement of
The "WILL" to you so that you can go through It. Since
I sent you the first mail through post and It was
returned undelivered, I urge you to forward to Me the
following to verify if they Corresponds with the one
contained in the will Document:

1, YOUR NAME IN FULL
2, CONTACT ADDRESS
3, TELEPHONE NUMBER

As we cannot afford to give or pay to a wrong Person
On that note please do not inconvenience your Very
self much as you will be treated In a legal and
security bound environment. As soon as You submit the
required data needed of you, and the Information
(address) is compatible with the information i have,
we shall start the execution of your bequeathed
Fund immediately.

l shall detail you on the procedure in benefiting
This, as you have been short listed, on receipt of
your Reply.

Regards
Barr. Nick Wrack Esq


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