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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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Fraud email example:

From: budaalfred <budaalfred2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:23:46 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ME NOW




BUDA ALFRED Chambers

ATTORNEYS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES <=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:sch=
emas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> *LAW HOUSE ROAD ROSE BANK*=
.<o:p></o:p> Tel: +27 849 52 7833* ** *Email:* budaalfred2@yahoo.com [mail=
to:budaalfred2@yahoo.com]** <o:p></o:p>** *

Good Day to You,
I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it =
was borne out of desperation and
Current development. Please bear with me. I am Barrister Buda Alfred, a so=
licitor atlaw,now working with a government parastatal. I am the personal =
attorney to an expatriate contractor MR ENIDMURIEL COETZEE, who worked wit=
h a multi-national Company in my country; Herein after shall be referredto=
as my client. My client died with a whole family of three on the 14/11/20=
04 in an accident INTESTATE.Since then I have made several enquiries to lo=
cate anyof my clients extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. Af=
ter these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you and to p=
resent you as a distance cousin.
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I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Capital valued at US$11=
.5million left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared=
unserviceable by Standard bank of South Africa Where this huge sum is dep=
osited.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for sometime now,=
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased, so=
that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Know it that this t=
ransaction is hundred percent RISK-FREE.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I will start to make an i=
mmediate arrangement for claiming the money on your behalf, since I have a=
ll necessary information as the deceased attorney.
=20
Futher, all I require from you is your honest cooperation based on mutual =
trust, to enable us see this transaction through. As I will need your addr=
ess and bank account information to get a "Certificate of Title to Claim" =
from the Federal Ministry of Justice here in your favor, as this is the mo=
st vital document needed by the authorities here to release this fund into=
nominated bank account, as I will be here as your Legal Representative to=
make sure that this transaction is handled legally and professionally.
You will be entitled to 35% of the total sum less expenses, 5% has been se=
t aside to pay back all expenses uncured during this transaction at both s=
ides, another 5% has been mapped out to be donated to charity on your advi=
ce, and the balance of 55% will be for me.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
BUDA ALFRED
Note: I will give you all the vital information once you assure me of your=
unflagging support. You can also
make all the vital verification on your own from South African authority f=
or clarity and to satisfy your
trust that this is the true situation regarding my late client. How ever y=
ou will not disclose to any one
of our intention.




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