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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "From:The desk of Barrister Jim Gerrad." <barrjimgerradesq@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:15:21 EEST
Subject: From Barr Gerrad Read And Reply Back.

From:The desk of Barrister Jim Gerrad.
Jim Gerrad & Associates Esq.
20 Samson street, Hackney Road.
EHI, IYZ United Kingdom.

Email:barrjimgerradesq@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,

This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever
form, rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following
the knowledge of your high repute and trustworthiness. Firstly, I
must solicit your confidentiality. I know that a proposal of this
magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am
assuring you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit.

I am barrister Jim Gerrad Esq,the personal attorney to,
Mr.Nelson Montilla, herein after referred to as my client, a
national of your country, who used to work with Shell Petroleum
Development Company in London. My client and his entire family
were involved in a fatal motor accident, which unfortunately
claimed their lives, The accident took place just south of
London's Tower Bridge crashed into a tree near Tower Bridge in
central London, sparing none of the occupants of the vehicle.

I have since then made several enquiries to your Embassy, in a bid to
locate any relation of my client, and these efforts of mine have not
been productive. I then decided to trace his family or relative over
the Internet,and came across your name that is why I have contacted
you to assist me in securing the money and property left behind by my
client before they are declared as unclaimed and unserviceable by the
Bank of England,where they have been lodged for safekeeping.

I am particularly interested in securing the funds lodged with the
Bank, totalling Eighty Five Million, United States Dollar's
($85,000,000,00.usd). This is because the said Bank has issued a notice
to me, unequivocally instructing me to produce the Next of
Kin/Beneficiary to the said account within the next ten official
working days, or have the Fund confiscated. Considering my lack of
success in my bid to locate his relatives for over two years, I solicit
your consent to enable me produce you as! The Next of Kin to my
deceased client, since you both bears the same last name.

The funds will then be transferred to you as the beneficiary and shared according
to a proposed sharing pattern /ratio of 60:40 i.e. 60% for me and 40% for you. I will provide all the necessary legally obtained documents to back up any claim we make regarding this process, and will just require your understanding and cooperation to enable us achieve success within a legitimate arrangement, eliminating any liability
resulting from any breach of the prevalent laws.

Please Indicate your interest to fully assist me By providing the bellow
informations.

NAME:........................
CONTACT ADD: ...........
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:....................
OCCUPATION STATUS:.................
COMPANY NAME:......................
AGE:...........................
SEX:..........................
TEL.................. ..........
FAX:........................

for more discussion/information.
Contact me directly on, barrjimgerradesq@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Barrister Jim Gerrad.

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