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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: "BARRISTER.FRANCIS COLE ESQ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cole42_101@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:37:04 +0100
Subject: (Regarding My Late Client Mr. Charles Jones)

BARRISTER FRANCIS COLE AND CO
FROM THE DESK OF LAWYER FRANCIS COLE
NO 2/3 DWITF STREET IKEJA G.R.A



I am Barrister FRANCIS COLE ESQ, a solicitor at law. I am the personal Attorney to Mr. Charles Jones, a national of your country, who used to Work with Chevron Oil Producing Company in my country. Here in after Shall be referred to as my client.

On the 25th of December 2003, my client, on the single reason of Visiting his in laws. His wife {A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were Involved in a Plane crash on their way home for the holidays and were Among the 111 people confirmed dead? Since then I have made several Inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients? Extended relatives, this Has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful Attempts, I decided to track over the Internet to locate any member of His family or relative hence I I contacted you since you have the same Last name with my late client.

I have contacted you to assist in Repatriating the fund valued at US$20.7 MILLION (TWENTY MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) Left behind by my client before It get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this Huge amount was deposited. The said Finance Company has issued me a Notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated in The next six months.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives Since then I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the Deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to You.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, your share should Be 40% and the remaining 60% will be coming to me after the money is Been credited in your chosen account. I can assist in procuring the Necessary information and legal documents that may be needed to Actualize this proposal. All I require from you is your honest Cooperation to enable us sees this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement That willprotect you from any breach of the law.

PLEASE VIEW THE
WEBSITE:http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

REGARDS.


BARRISTER.FRANCIS COLE ESQ

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