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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR. JAMES BRODERICK" <jbroderick100@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 03:32:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Attn: Waal


B.JAMES & ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE
LONDON, W8 5DL, 4 KENSINGTON COURT, ENGLAND.
Tel:44-704-5764884 FAX: 44-8709741509

FROM:BARRISTER JAMES BRODERICK.Esq.
Head of Chambers / Principal Attorney.
Email: barjamesbroderick@attorney-office.org

Attn:Waal

I am Barr.James Broderick a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to late Mr. John Waal a Canadian national, who used to work with Chevron Oil Company in London U.K. In after shall be referred to as my client. On the 25th of July 2002,My client and his family was involved In an auto crash, everybody were burnt to death unfortunately my Client and his family lost their lives, may his sole rest in peace Amen. Since then I have made several enquiries to Canadian embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the Finance company where this huge deposit of $31.5 Million were lodged has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to my client or have the account confiscated within the next Five official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 5years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this amount valued at USD31.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 70% to me and 30% to you, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require from you is your honest Cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. And I will want to invest my own share of the money in Real Estate business base on your advice in your country Netherlands.

Please if you are genuinely interested in the transaction, you are here by required to send me your full Residential or Company address, Private Telephone and Fax numbers where you can always be reach so that I can proceed in getting all the legal document that is needed in your name, which will enable the Finance Company release the fund to you as the next of kin to my late client without any problem either now or in future. Get in touch with me either by Phone, fax or email to enable us discus further about this profitable transaction. Please your urgent response is needed.

Thanks and God bless you.

Barr.James Broderick


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