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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 Beadle Pitt" <bpittchambers@googlemail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:27:52 +0200
Subject: 19:08:2008

ATTN: Concerning the Estate of Mr. OVENDEN Robin Hugh.

Greetings,

I am Mr Beadle Pitt of Messrs Beadle Pitt and Gottschalk of Canterbury -Kent .England. This mail is written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client. Mr. OVENDEN Robin Hugh of High Shelvin Farm , Wootton, Canterbury - Kent CT4 6RL .England He has an Estate valued at £2,600,985 Two Million, Six Hundred Thousand ,Nine Hundred and Eighty-Five Pounds Only . He unfortunately lost his life on June 5, 2006.

All efforts by me to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive because he did not make any will prior to his death. The Governing Body of the Mortgage House has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Estate. Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Client's Estate will not be confiscated by the Mortgage House .

I propose a sharing formula of 70% for Investment , 25% for your services while 5% is for any expenses incurred if you will agree to stand in as the next of kin and have the funds deposited into any account that you will provide. Please make available to me your Phone numbers and fax, your full names and address, your job description and title so that i can start the process of documentation in your favour.

Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation .While expecting to hear from you very soon via this email address or phone. +447045752313 or +447045752316.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Beadle Pitt
For,Mr Beadle Pitt of Messrs Beadle Pitt and Gottschalk of Canterbury -Kent .England



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