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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: mark campbell <mp0_001@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:49:32 +0000
Subject: RE : UNCLAIMED FUNDS



RE : UNCLAIMED FUNDS

Mark Campbell
Bernard Campbell & Co. Solicitors
91-93 Victoria Street Belfast BT1 4BP , Belfast, UK

Hello Friend,

I am Mark Campbell, a legal consultant based in Belfast ・瘢雹UK.

I am presently in the Ivory Coast capital ・瘢雹Abidjan in pursuit of a deposit made by my dead client Hatem Zrelli.

Hatem Zrelli is a Tunisian who died alongside his wife (Audrey Zrelli) and two kids (Sana and Jassem) on the 1st of June 2009 in the air crash involving Air France (AF447) traveling from Brazil to Paris ・瘢雹may their gentle souls rest in peace.

My client (Hatem Zrelli) while he was alive had a deposit of us$21.4m (twenty one million, four hundred thousand us dollars) with a local bank here. It is really unfortunate that the wife (Audrey Zrelli) whose names were used as the sole beneficiary/next of kin died alongside my client.

I have been here for the past eighty (8) days working out possible modalities of moving the funds out of the country and every other thing has been agreed upon hence the need for a foreign partner on whose names and details the funds will be transferred to.

Please I want to assure you that I am in agreement with the top bank officials who will be entitled to 20% of the total sum for all the assistance and protections we expect from them.

On your side, I am ready to compensate your assistance with 25% of the total sum while 5% will be to settle any form of expenses incur in the process of the transfer.

I will like to re-assure you that this transaction is far from any form of risk and with your support, everything will be concluded within 21 days.

Again, my coming here is on personal bases hence I will like you to contact me on my personal contact details below to avoid letting other members of my office to have the slightest idea of this transaction. Please call me on my direct telephone number below or send me email with then mail address below;

MARK CAMPBELL
0022549294907
m.campbell@live.fr

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible to enable me discuss in details this transaction.

Regards,

Mark Campbell

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