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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: "lino johnson" <barristerlino@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 05:22:51 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY


CJOHNSON LINO CHAMBERS & CO.
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND SOLICITOR OF CO-OPERATE CONSULTANCE /SOLICITORS
ADVOCATE OF SUPREME COURT OF Uk, NOTARY PUBLIC,REAL ESTATE MANAGERS &
GENERAL CONSULTANTS.UK OFFICE?::6 & 8 MILL STREET, MAIDSTONE
ME15 6XH,ENGLAND DX: 51967 MAIDSTONE,LONDON (England)
Email: johnsonlinochambers77@yahoo.com

Tel: +447024029420
Our Ref: NNC/SAN/NP/05 Your Ref:23451ei

How are you today ?,and how are your family?,hope you are all doing fine?,if
so glory be to God. First i must appologise for contacting you through this
medium Internet, I contacted you through e-mail because it is the fastest
was to communicate as this is very urgent and confidential.

I am Barrister Johnson Lino, a solicitor at law in UK, I was educated at
Eltham College and Jesus College in United Kingdom, I am the Personal
attorney to Mr. John, a national of your country, who use To work with
(NIGERIA SHELL PETROLEUM OIL COMPANY). My client Mr.John Was born on the
23rd of March 1960 and he died on a motor accident With his family, his wife
and 3 kids. He died on 21st April 2002 His Parents are late and he is the
only child of his parents. Before he died he Deposited the sum of $15.5
million in POST BANK PLC (PBP) with the hope of transferring it to his
country before he will be on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to Locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved Unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to Contact you since you have
the same last name as my late client. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the money And property left behind by my client before they get
confisticated or declared unserviceable by the security company where the
deposit was made.

Now the POST BANK PLC (PBP) has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the money confisticated within the next ten official working
days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over four
months now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased or the person that will Represent him as a relative, so that the
proceeds of this deposit can Be sent to you and then you and i can share the
money.50% to me and 50% to you. I am trying to be very careful about what is
going round in the world, about African's fraud. I hope you are not among
them, and I hope you are trustworthy person. I am well known Lawyer in Uk.

Please you are free to give your own opinion on this transaction Modality if
you wish. I have all necessary legal documents that can Be used to back up
every claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation to enable
us See this transaction through.NB:please you Must not have a record of an
adult felony conviction or equivalent Criminal charge dismissed either by
course of any federal or state court agency or law enforcement agency of any
jurisdiction and must Be of legal age in the country. Please send any reply
to my alternative mailbox; johnsonlinochambers77@yahoo.com,

Sorry,i'm upgrading My website.

I promise to back you up legally, I will send to you all my legal Identities
and my certificates given to me in my law School, Just to avoid people using
my name for fraud and all sort of rubbish in Africa. The sharing modality is
still open and negociatable. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this deal through.

I Guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. You are advised to send me your
Full name, Telephone/Fax number, based on trust and honesty and as soon as i
read from you i shall send to you
a TEXT OF APPLICATION which you will send to the bank proposing for claims
and release of this fund.

If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology.

BEST REGARDS,
YOUR'S IN LEGAL SERVICE,
BARRISTER Johnson Lino QC

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