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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: BYRAN COLEMAN <byrancolemanesq555@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bar.byranncolemannesq@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:27:35 +0300
Subject: URGENT PLEASE


Good Day

It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch with anybody who knew Engr. Johnson Nathan. This email is coming to you as unofficial because of the urgency of the matter.

I am Byran Coleman Esq. A Barrister at law, a lawyer with Harry Coy Chambers UK and a personal attorney to Engr. Johnson Nathan, who died along with his family on Flight AF4590 which crashed shortly after take off from Charles De Gaulle airport, outside Paris, at about 4:44 p.m. local time July 25,2000,10.44 a.m. Eastern.

My client made a deposit of 4 Million pounds With a Bank/Finance Firm while working as an oil company contractor in the UK. He contracted me to be his attorney less than a year before his untimely death. Since then; there has not been any trace of claim from any person as the fund remains dormant in his account with the Bank/Finance Firm.

Ever since I have been trying to locate any of his relatives to come forward and make this claim, but to no avail.

Right now, the deposit has exceeded its deposit time and terms without being serviced, the Bank will either liquidate the fund or it will be converted by a top official to private use.

Right now as i can not find the actual relatives to my client i seek your help in the transfer of this deposit to your possession, as can not take the money myself as i am the personal attorney and this is not possible, it will be easier to use some one outside here just like you, thus i have contacted you.

I have all documents concerning this transaction and will stand as your personal attorney on this transaction, i assure you can trust me and do not have to worry.

I do not want the money to be forfeited or liquidated by Government or the Bank as it will soon be done if not claimed I expect to benefit from the money also because i cannot let that amount get terminated and lost just like that. I only wish to get this money transferred; we can negotiate the terms of sharing on your agreement to help.

If you wish to help please reply as soon as possible to show your seriousness to help. Do consider this and get back to me urgently through this email address:

Thanks for your co-operation.

Byran Coleman Esq.
Harry Coy Chambers





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