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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: "Barr James Williams" <ReallMNY12@wdpe35sfc.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <barrjameswilliams01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:03:43 +0530
Subject: Seeking For Your Partnership (From Barr James Williams)

FROM: James Williams
Grosvenor Square
London, W1E2LQ
United Kingdom


DEAR sir/Madam,

The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence; I am making this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a reliable person to help me actualize this project. I am Barr. James Williams, attorney/solicitor and investment consultant based in ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM.

While I was attending a business luncheon in Berlin, Germany I got introduced to a renowned German businessman and property mogul, Mr. Andreas Schranner (of the blessed memory). He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my primary assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the ENGLAND. Three months later I invited him to ENGLAND and under my professional guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of 17, 800, 000, 00 (Seventeen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

This deposit was for 2 years and upon maturity I made effort to contact my client but I could not reach him or any member of his family. I was forced to travel to Germany and there I got the tragic news that on July 31 2000, my client Mr. Andrea’s schranner, his wife Maria, and their two children perished in the air France Concorde New York bound flight; Please Click here and find out what happened to the family
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I have made efforts to locate any member of his family since then (at least with strong biological links to my late client) for the claim of the fund without success. The search to find a close relation is one that has consumed much of my time and resources. The institution is asking me to either present a next of kin to late Mr. Andreas Schranner or forfeit the deposit. My proposal is to package and present you as next of kin to late Mr. Andreas Schranner and process the fixed deposit and transfer the fund to you for our mutual benefit. My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client gives me the discretion to package and transfer the deposit to you. After completion of the transaction, I will give you 35% for your effort, 65% for me.

I considered this a better step than allowing the fund to be confiscated by the bank after awhile because all my findings indicates that the entire family of Late Schranner was consumed in the said air disaster.

I will wait for your reaction and response and then together we can jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality. Please get in touch with me by my email. You are also advised to send to me your full information as below: I need your immeidate response becouse we dont have much time, i will send you my confidential telephone /fax number for oral coversaction as soo as i hear from you ,



1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
3. YOU’RE MAILING ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION.
5. YOUR COMPANY NAME (IF YOU HAVE EXISTING COMPANY)

God bless

I await your response.

Barr. James Williams

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