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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: "MILETAMIC LTD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lindasolicitors@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:48:37 -0800
Subject: Your Bequest final notification refesr YOUR CODE 203.45.71.116]: "blue/blue

Dear Fund Beneficiary,

This is in regard to your pending fund transfer, I am writing to inform
you of the need to take this transaction very serious as you have barely
few days to conclude this transaction. I do not understand is why it
should be delayed up till this very moment, I am pained to note that
despite your willingness to help Late Graham Robert to use this fund for
charity, you have up till today refused to comply with the transferring
bank directives.

I think it is never too late, you still have barely few days to fulfil
Graham Robert dying wish of charity. My major concern in this transaction
is that the fund be transferred to you the beneficiary of the fund and I
trust you will use it for charity as you have assured Graham Robert. I
believe where ever Graham Robert is right now, he will not rest because of
the fact that what he laboured for and eventually died for is not yet to
be actualized. Graham Robert before he died choose you to be the
beneficiary of the below listed assets and he said these assets must be
used for charity in any part of the world, to affect people in great need
as well as physically challenged individuals around us.

Below is the list of Graham Robert assets that was all Willed to you.

(1) CASH-----------------------------------------------------$155,560,000.00
(2) ESTATE--------------------------------------------------Worth
$94,000,000.00
(3) SHARES WITH CORN OIL--------------------------Worth $17,000,000.00 in
2006
(4) SHARES WITH ROLEX, UK-------------------------Worth $12,000,000.00 in
2008
(5) SHARES WITH RENULT, FRANCE----------------Worth $7,000,000.00 in 2008
(6) TWO HOUSES--------------------------------------------Worth not
estimated yet.

Graham Robert advised that (40%) of the funds be willed to you as your own
personal funds and should be used for your personal expenditure why the
(60%) of the funds be used for charity as well as the other assets. I will
advise that you try your utmost best to make sure the said fund is
transferred to your account within the stipulated period of time. I think
it will be unwise if you forfeit this funds because opportunity like this
comes but once in a life time. I will advise that you do not waste
this opportunity. I am aware of your level of scepticism in this
transaction, but I want you to understand that if this is really a scam, I
would have long stopped disturbing you about this fund. To the best of my
knowledge, this transaction is legitimate and the fund itself is still
with the transferring bank .

The reason why I can pay any fee for you is because I do not have it,
I have spent all I have for Graham Robert funeral and I do not have
any money; the bank will not transfer the funds except their demands are
met. They however cannot deduct from the fund to cover the requested fee,
and nobody has the power to do so except when you have finally transferred
the money out of Graham Robert account. I advise that you do all you can
to make this transaction a success.

I await your response soonest.

Have a nice day
KAYCEE OZETO QC

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