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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: "Clark Baker" <fanval1@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:38:09 +0100
Subject: From Clark Baker


*Robin Tan & Co. Attorneys
31 Norfolk Square, Paddington.
London W2 1RS.*

*I am Clark Baker, an Attorney at law of Robin Tan & Co. Attorneys located
in London.*

*A deceased client of mine who died with his wife and family while working
as a contractor in Indonesia as a result of the deadly Tsunami.*

*Please log to this website for more about the Tsunami
**www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/*<http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/>
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake/*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake/>

*I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by
my client with a Financial Institution Abroad is claimed, the Financial
Institution did not declare unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to
you.*

*The Financial Institution has issued me a notice to contact the next of
kin, or the funds will be confiscated.
I have contacted you in the hope of presenting you as my associate to assume
the new recipient of a Fixed-Income deposit valued at $16million dollars.*

*I will need your details, names; address, occupation and phone numbers to
enable me re-profile your details on the $16million dollars as the new
recipient.*

*This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral
values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your
interest.*

*I look forward working with you as the new beneficiary.*

*Best Regards,
Clark Baker Esq.
Robin Tan & Co. Attorneys*

*PS
The honesty I demand of you cannot be over estimated.
*

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