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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: Harry White <h_wr106@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: h_wr35@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:28:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I Need Your Consent.


Dear Sir/Madam,
It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a surprise. This is because we have not met before but I am inspired to send you this email by the huge fund transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to the both of us.
I am Barrister Harry White the Legal Adviser and counsel to a deceased expatriate contractor late Engr.Steve Moore a national of Isle of Man in UK, who was a staff of Zenith Oil and Gas Company.
My client and his entire family died in a plane crash in cotonou, Benin Republic on the 26th of December 2003. You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this:
website:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
I have made several inquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, but my effort has proved unsuccessful.
The board of Directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of his fund valued at Twenty Seven Million, United States Dollar ($27,000,000.USD) in his domiciliary bank account with the bank or forfeit the money to the bank as an unclaimed fund.
I came across your name, while trying to locate documentation's regarding possible relatives of my client in his country of origin and I am convinced that you may be able to act in locus for my late client as his next of kin.
I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to my late client; the bank needs only the facts as presented legally. I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents needed to back up our claim.
I assure you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement That will protect us from any breach of the law.

Once the transfer is effected the fund will be shared in the following ratio: 60% to me and 40% to you.
..
Please kindly get back to me via my private email address:harry_white5566@hotmail.com

with the following information to enable me file the application with the bank to commence the process of the transfer of the fund.
1. Your full Name:
2. Your Contact Address:
3. Your Mobile phone Number and fax Number:
4. Your Age/Gender:
5. Occupation:

Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Harry White (Esq.) LLB.



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