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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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Fraud email example:

From: Bright Bill <bdssfedf@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:10:03 +0000
Subject: JUST GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY!!



Equity Chambers & Solicitors London,
From: Barrister Bright Bill.
Email: b.bill1@hotmail.com

I am Barrister Bright Bill, solicitor and personal attorney to “Mrs. Rita Clark” and her husband “Ronald Clark” who was an Agricultural Exporting Merchant. I, attorney Bright Bill of Equity Chambers & Solicitors London, do hereby seek your consent to make you a beneficiary of the funds and to present you as the beneficiary to her funds worth of $15.4, Million United States Of America that was deposited with the Management of Barclays bank London Plc.

My late client died in a a Plane Crash with her husband and only son who were the only beneficiaries to her funds On Thursday 25th December On Thursday 25th December 2003, my client died along with families and Business Partners, victims of UTA Flight 141 Boeing 727 bound for Beirut which crashed shortly after take-off in Benin Republic from Country's main city, Cotonou. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives but this proved unsuccessful. You can read more about their death on this website below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm

After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not compulsory that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the deceased, hence I contacted you, be informed that lawfully a next-of-kin can be anybody, friends or organization. Presently, the bank where the deceased (my client) made the deposit valued at $15.4, Million United States Of America issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the account confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present YOU to the bank as the next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the proceeds of this deposit valued at $15.4, Million United States Of America can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be given to any Orphanage Home. Or we can use the funds to invest into International Agricultural Trading Business in your country for our mutual benefits the more.

Please note that I require someone that is highly responsible and trustworthy individual. I will not release information regarding this matter until I hear back from you. Then I will update, instruct and direct you legally with information regarding this transaction.

On accordance to our Inheritance laws over here, the funds of any death British citizens are processed and transferred to the beneficiaries of the said funds at the receipt of his/her claim. All I require from you is your maximum support and honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the British laws, once I am a British attorney and i fully know what the British law says about inheritance funds.

As the case may be, I have to stand by your side as your Personal Attorney and the executor of the inheritance funds, to make sure that this fund gets to you soonest. I hope you will not delay in this transaction because I don't want this transaction to last more than five official working days and you have this fund in your custody. Get back to me immediately in other to enable me know my next line of actions.

However, Contact me via my private email address for effective and fast communication relating this transaction: b.bill1@hotmail.com

Best regards,
Barrister Bright Bill (Esq.)

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