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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: Albert Garfield Law Chambers <aglawchambers098@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <danielolalekan@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:54:38 -0400
Subject: LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION



ALBERT GARFIELD LAW OFFICE 30, Rockland Road,W1J 9HF London.England. LETTER OF ADMINISTRATIONAttention please, With all due respects , I am Barrister Paul Edwards, a Senior Advocate in the Firm of Albert Garfield Law chambers & Co. We are presently conducting a STANDARD PROCESS INVESTIGATION in respect of a deceased customer who shares the same surname with you including circumstances surrounding his death.
I am the personal attorney to the deceased who was allegedly killed in a Car Accident,he lost control of his BMW with 5 passengers inside,at over 110mph and took off over the central reservation and collided full on with a land rover killing over 7 people in total including a 2yr old boy, witnesses described the crash as being like a "bomb explosion". The crash was so horrific that counselling was offered to emergency workers and
witnesses because the passengers of the BMW where spread across the motorway. The accident happened on
the 4th May 2006.,at 4:00 pm A64 / A19 Junction in Yorkshire,England. After the death of our client ,it was discovered from Chief auditor for FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND
REMITTANCES DEPARTMENT of PACIFIC TRUST FINANCE COMPANY (UK) PLC.,that this client is
presently having an unclaimed CASH lodged in security vaults / boxes.
Since then we have been asked to make necessary enquiry and investigation to confirm whether this PTF late
client have any extended relative or blood relation to secure his unclaimed funds but unfortunately WE learnt
that all his supposed NEXT OF KIN or relation died alongside with him in the Car Accident leaving nobody
behind for the claim. It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in the Finance Firm now decided to make this business proposal to you in order to answer the following questions :
1. Are you awared of any blood relative or extended family of yours born on the 17th of February 1938 who shares the same surname with you and whose last known whereabout was England ? 2. Are you awared of any reasonable financial deposit made by this person at PACIFIC TRUST FINANCE ,an offshore financial investment arm of the PACIFIC TRUST GROUP?3. If you are not related to this person, can you confirm your willingness to receive this unclaimed lodgement with PTF if you are LEGITIMATELY RECOMMENDED by my law firm to the finance company as the stand in next of kin?4. Will you accept to donate a reasonable part of this sum as grant to charity and needy after receiving this payment?
It will be appreciated if you give true answers to the above highlighted questions to enable me determine whether or not you are to be recommended to the finance firm as the funds inheritor before they get it confiscated.
NOTE:We are being restricted at this point from giving you further details until the NEXT OF KIN has been
notified.
I get waiting for your response including answers to the above highlighted questions.
Yours Faithfully,Paul Edwards. esqSenior Partner,Albert Garfield chambers & Co.
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