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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: Ray Graham <ray.graham14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barristerraygraham@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 09:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Barr.Ray Graham (Esq.)


BARRY RAY GRAHAM& ASSOCIATES.
7 Queens Yard, White post Lane E9 5EN London.
Private Email: barristerraygraham@yahoo.com
From: Barr.Ray Graham (Esq.)

I am Barr.Ray Graham(Esq.) personal Attorney to Ronald Lake and his wife Joyce Lake who on the 31st of January 2000 were involved in a Plane Crash (Alaska Airlines Flight 261) which unfortunately all the passengers lost their lives, since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of there extended relatives but this proved abortive. View the below site for more details.

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

Since it is not compulsory that the Next-of-Kin must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I contacted you to present you to the Bank where the deceased my client had a deposit before his death, be informed that a Next-of-Kin could be anybody, Friends, Church, School or Organization etc.

Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had a Deposit valued at US$10, 500, 000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) issued me a notice to provide the Next-of-Kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the Funds confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this Funds left behind by my client before they get confiscated by the Bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next-of-Kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this Benefit valued at US$10, 500, 000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) can be paid to you as the Next-of-Kin, thereafter you and I can share it; 50% to me, 40% to you, while 10% should be given to any Orphanage Home.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement with the Bank authorities that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me as soon as possible with the below details immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message.

Full Name:
Full Address:
Tel No.:
Fax No.:
Mobile No.:
Private Email:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Marital Status:
Age:
Sex:
Your prompt response is highly imperative.
Yours sincerely,
Barr.Ray Graham(Esq.)
BARRY BAMBAS & ASSOCIATES.
From: Barr.Ray Graham(Esq.)


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