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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: "MR. ALEX F. ALBERT" <A01190337@itesm.mx>
Reply-To: alexfa200@live.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:16:01 +0200
Subject: REAL OPPORTUNITY.

MR. ALEX F. ALBERT
Barclay's Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place,
Free post LON13542,
London. E14 5HP
United Kingdom
Corporate Tel: +44-704 570 2796
Confidential Tel: +44-704 572 0835
Confidential Fax: +44-871-503 1747
Reply to: alexfa200@live.com


Hello,


PRIVATE AND URGENT.
I am contacting you based on a transfer of a huge sum of funds from a deceased
account.Though,I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any
one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that all arrangements
will be legally done,We are contacting you due to its urgency.


PROPOSITION;
We discovered an abandoned sum of (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) in an account that belongs to our foreign customer (late)
who died along with his entire family.Since his death,none of his next-of-kin
or relations has come forward to lay claims over this funds as the heir/beneficiary.The
funds cannot be released from his account unless someone applies for claims
as the next-of-kin/beneficiary to the deceased as indicated in our banking
guidelines.


Upon discovery,we now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin/beneficiary
to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully and legally worked
out by us for the funds (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary/next of kin.It may
interest you to know that we have secured from the probate office an order
of "Mandamus" to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.


Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavor by furnishing me with the following;


1. Beneficiary Name and address.
2. Direct Telephone,Fax and Mobile Numbers.



These requirements will enable us file a letter of claims to the appropriate
departments for necessary approval documents in your favor before the transfer
can be made.We shall be compensating you with 30% on final conclusion of
this project.


Your share stays while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in
your country.If this proposal is acceptable by you,please do not take undue
Advantage of the trust we have bestowed on you.


I await your urgent response and call.


Regards,


Mr. Alex F. Albert
Note:Please reply to my alternative email address: alexfa200@live.com, Including
the informations i requested so i can proceed. You can also call me on my
telephone numbers.
Corporate Tel: +44-704 570 2796
Confidential Tel: +44-704 572 0835
Confidential Fax: +44-871-503 1747




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