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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: francis gerard <franciscus_12@live.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:05:08 +0100
Subject: INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTICE.



>From The Desk: Attorney Franciscus Gerardus Esq.Mohrenstrasse 37 D - 10117 Berlin Germany.E-mail:franciscusgerardus2007@gmail.com Attn:
I am Attorney Franciscus Gerardus counsel to late (Mr.Allen Cahill)
from Canada who works with Zenon Oil unfortunately died on a heart
attack in Paris France on the dated 7th July 2005. Since the death of
(Mr.Allen Cahill) I as his counsel have made several enquiries to
locate his relations to come up for the inheritance claim, without any
success.
I came across your name and contact on the course of my personal
searching for my late client relations/next of kin so I decided to
contact you for this project. I am contacting you to assist in securing
the wealth left behind in a fixed deposit account by my late client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
my late client operates an account. The board of Directors of the bank
has issued and spread a notice that after 2 months from now and no
relation shown up for the claiming of the said funds, the funds will be
confiscated and declared unserviceable.
Since The board of Directors of the bank have been unsuccessful in
locating my client relatives for sometime now, it's on this note that I
seek your consent to present you as the relation/next of kin to my late
client that the proceed of this deposit can be released into your
account (The amount deposited US$24.8 Million). I guarantee that this
transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will
protect you from any breach of the law. Upon your response, furnish me
with your information as stated in this manner to avoid making any
mistake.Your Full Name:............................Your Complete Address:.....................Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year:.............Direct Telephone/Mobile Number:............Fax Number:................................Occupation:................................
Complete the above and send back to me as soon as possible through my
private e-mail;franciscusgerardus2007@gmail.com As soon as I receive all these information from you I will present it
to the Bank Directors, that I have located the relation to my late
client since they asked that I should provide the next of kin for them
to release the inheritance fund. Please do not hesitate to respond to
this mail for our mutual benefit.
Yours faithfully,
Franciscus Gerardus.



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