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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 Earl Spencer Law Office Uk"<geog_reagan01@excite.com>
Reply-To: earl.spencer11@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:42:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.


NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.I am Earl Spencer,Managing Partner,with Earl Spencer &amp;Associates Law firm, London Branch.Admitted, 1974.Education: LL.B 1973 Bristol University PracticeAreas: Corporate; Commercial; Oil &amp; Gas,InternationalTrade; Banking, inheritance law, e.t.c On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estateof Late George Brumley, I wish to notify you that lateGeorge Brumley made you one of the beneficiaries ofhis estate. He left the sum of Five Million OneHundred Thousand Dollars (USD$5,100.000.00 )to you.This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but itis real and true.Late Mr. Brumley and all his family were among thevictims that died a charter plane crash on Mount Kenya. The flight crashed into the snow-capped,16,355-foot Lenana Peak on Mount Kenya destroying theentire plane and killing all passengers on board.LateGeorge Brumley died on the month of July 2003 at theage of 68. You can see details of his death in the CNNlink
below:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.htmlor the American Legacy:http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.aspPage=LifeStory&amp;PersonId=1177881He was a widely travelled man and devoted most of histime and wealth to charity and humanitarian work. Hisgreat philantropist work is well known and recordedall over the world. He must have been in contact withyou in the past or you were nominated to him in hisvision to expand his Charity work. Simply put, he wasa very dedicated sufis and Christian who loved to giveout. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awardsduring his life time. In dedicating this funds to youand other beneficiaries, he instructed that you are touse part of the funds to promote his legacy throughactivities that aim to help the old, poor, needy anddisabled in the society. Late Brumleys' legacy is thelove of charity.Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to getback to me as soon as possible so we can startprocessing the release
of the funds to you. You are toreply me immediately providing the followinginformation:1.Your Full names.2.Residential Address.3.Cell Phone Numbers4.Home Phone Number5.Occupation6.Company Name7.Date Of BirthPls Reply To earl.spencer11@yahoo.com.hkBest Regards,Mr.Earl Spencer(ESQ).14 York Road,Ilford Essex, IG1 3AD London, EnglandEmail: earl.spencer11@yahoo.com.hk

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