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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: "IAN ADAM AND SANTOS ZUMA QC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <santoszuma@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:04:08 -0800
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE REFERS. RECALL AND RESPOND* AMBER*




Good day,

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 why it should be delayed up till this very moment, I am pained to note that despite your willingness to help Late Graham 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 (who shares the same surname with you) 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 . I believe where ever Graham 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 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 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 account. I advise that you do all you can to make this transaction a success.

I await your response soonest.

Have a nice day
IAN ADAM QC
SANTOS ZUMA
SENIOR PARTNER
DULWICH GALLERY
GALLERY ROAD, DULWICH VILLAGE,
LONDON SE21 7AD
RC:122132

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