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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: Sean Roberts <sseanroberts@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:23:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: help



Greetings,

I am Sean Roberts. An Attorney at law based in
London, and am a solicitor to Mr Andreas Schranner a
German who worked at Mount Resources Ltd, a geologist
by
profession who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 along=20
side with his entire family (wife Maria,their daughter
Andrea Eich, her husband Christian, and their children
Katharina 8, and Maximilian 10).
Please log on here to see for your self,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I decided to contact you purely on the personal
conviction of trust and confidence to assist in
distributing the funds left behind by my client.=20
The deceased had a deposit (GP5.2Million) which=20
I helped him to open in one of the leading banks=20
here in London two years before his death. Being
his attorney here, his Bank has me a notice to provide
his next of kin or beneficiary, otherwise the account=20
would be CONFISCATED.since nobody has come forward to=20
lay claims on the money since his death.
My search for his relative was not successfull and My
proposition to you is to seek your consent to present=20
you as a relative/next-of-kin and beneficiary of my
client, so that the proceeds of this account could be
paid to you and we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be provided, All I require
is your=A0 honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction
through.
This transaction 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. I must use this
opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost
indulgence to
keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever
your decision, while I await your prompt response.

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.
Further response should be sent to the email contact
address. Email: seanrobertssss10@yahoo.com

Best regards,

Sean=A0 Roberts .Esq


Sean Robert





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