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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.solomon alonso"<alosolosmon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <alosolmon@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:09:34 +0200
Subject: urgent proposal LJGNMSCDLV

Our Ref: LMAX074611 Your Ref:
Barrister Cecil Castellion
Head Office: Carrera San Jeronimo 31 Madrid, Spain.
Personal email: slossmonassociado@gmail.com
Direct Tel: +34 69 191 3170 Fax: +34 91 790 3745

Dear friend,
I am sorry to have contacted you through this medium without a previous notice, i however got your information’s through the Public e-mail records, My name is Barrister Solomon Alonso an attorney in practice here in Spain. I had a client by name Mr. Nicholas Nyberg who was a Spanish Residence and contractor who was based here in Spain but now deceased. He died along with his family during the Tsunami catastrophe which occurred December 2004.
Prior to the Death of my Late Client, He secured a contract of $18,000,000.00 million from the Iberia Airways, following which he received a 30% mobilization fee of US$5,400,000.00 Million and successfully executed the contract, but the balance of US$12,600,000.00 Million contract payment was in the Process of being transferred into My Late Client's Account with a prime bank here in Madrid, Spain which he submitted to the Iberia Airways before he lost his life in the accident.

Two weeks after his sudden Death, the Iberia Airways affected the transfer of the balance of his Contract funds to the Account that My Late Client has on his file with them. As his personal attorney after his death I have been officially notified and instructed by the bank in Madrid Spain where the money is currently deposited that I should provide and forward the particulars of Mr. Nicholas Nyberg Next of Kin to allow Funds in his Account be remitted to his Next of Kin's Account in accordance with Spanish Laws. However, as his personal attorney and close confidant of my late client, I want you to know that my late Client died instantly, He died without leaving a WILL. Hence all my efforts to locate any of his relative to present to the Bank as his Next of Kin have proved abortive. Therefore, I am seeking for your consent to present you as the deceased relative/Next of Kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund in this account valued at $12,600,000.00 Million can be paid to you for subsequent disbursem

Your Prompt response is highly imperative.
Sincerely,

Barrister, Solomon Alonso

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