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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: J Scott Rudsenske <j.scott_rudsenske03@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: j.scott_rudsenske@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:46:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your Urgent Response Is Highly Imperative


Dear Friend.

My name is J. Scott "Skip" Rudsenske and i am the founder of J S Rudsenske, PLLC, Nashville USA. Actually, i am contacting you for a very crucial reason.

I am a lawyer by profession and an attorney/personal legal adviser to Late Mr Irma Santos Randee (an American Citizen). He was an Engineer working with Shell Oil Company USA (A Multinational Company) before he was murdered in cold blood by his Ex-wife "Viola Arturo Randee" due to her discovery that her late husband changed his Will on Company Shares, Bank funds and Housing Estates owned by him in favor of his internet Asian girl friend (Susan Kumar) who he once visited and toured with around Asia, Europe, and America before she recently got killed on 12th March, 2007 by an unknown individual in Thailand. Miss Susan Kumar died without writing a Will.

As the personal attorney/legal adviser to Late Mr Irma Santos Randee, his Company Shares, Housing Estate and Bank funds are currently and presently controlled by myself.
According to the recent letter of Bank Account Statement which i received from Late Mr Irma Santos Randee"s Bank, I realized with my investigation that Late Mr Irma Santos Randee has the sum of $19.500,000:00 (Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) deposited into his account.

So I sent a reply to the Bank for a two week extension to confidentially enable me arrange proper documents for the Next Of Kin to claim the money in the account here in USA. It is at this moment that i humbly seek for your foreign partnership thereby making it possible for me to present you as the Next of Kin/Beneficiary of the said Company Shares, Housing Estates in USA and most importantly, enable the release of the Bank Funds sum of $19.500,000:00 (Nineteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) into your account pending my arrival there in your location for Disbursement.

I have resolved to offer you 35% of the said sum for this role, 5% will be set aside for reimbursement of any incidental expenses in the course of this transfer. Also, i would like you to know that i will secure every legal documents to effect this change in your favor here in my country without any risk on your side. The only role i require from you is the provision of the utilization (source) account and the confidentiality of every step required for us to procure this sum of money there in your location because i have my profession to protect you here as a Legal Practitioner.

In order for us to proceed, i would like you to provide me the informations below so that i will come and visit you for proper deal on this business.

1) Full Name.
2) Age.
3) Contact Address.
4) Contact Telephone.
5) Occupation


For more information please forward your response to our official contact email address below for us to contact you again.:- Email: kayode_raymond@lawyers.com

Yours Sincerely,

J. Scott "Skip" Rudsenske
Legal Assistant
J S Rudsenske, PLLC
631 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 244-9501 Tel
(615) 244-7178 Fax



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