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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: Miguel Osuna <o.miguelchambers@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: osunachambers@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:54:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Family Message......van den Berg


BARRISTER MIGUEL OSUNA
OSUNA CHAMBERS.WEST AFRICAN LAW
MAKERS ASSOCIATION SAT/GURU.
12,PALM BEACH DU MANKUTOME.
LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA.
Tel/+228-940-1330

Dear Hans van den Berg,

With due regards,I am Barrister Miguel Osuna (ESQ) a solicitor at
law,personal attorney to Eng.B.van den Berg, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as
my client. On the 21st of April 2004, my client, after a period of failing
health at Government Hospital,Because of the shock of his wife and
daughter's death.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate
any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name
over the foreing commision guestbook, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at USD$11.5
million left behind by my client before it get confisicated or declared
unserviceable by the bank here in Lome-Togo,where this huge amount
were deposited.! And now the bank has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one
official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same last names,so that the proceeds of this account
can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we
shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you
up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please contact me via my details noted below .

I thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this email and hope that we
can cooperate for a better future.

Best Regards.
Barrister Miguel Osuna (ESQ)
Tel/+228-940-1330
Email:osunachambers@yahoo.com


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