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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: "danso" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrister33danso@gmx.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 07:26:59 +0800
Subject: Attention Required

Beloved ,

My name is Barrister Ford Danso A legal practitioner with Che ah Law Firm
in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . I saw your contact and profile and decided that
you could cooperate with me in this proposition.

I have a client who was deceased in November 2001, in Kuala Lumpur ,
Malaysia . I am contacting you because you have the same surname as my
deceased client and I felt that you could help me in the distribution of
funds that was left in my deceased client's account.

This fund is close to been declared UN-serviceable by the finance house as
there were no indicated next of kin or next of beneficiary of the fund in
the account, having remained dormant for long. The total amount of cash in
the account of my deceased client is US$ 10.7 Million(Ten Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United States dollars only).

The finance house had issued me, a notification to contact the next of kin
of my deceased client, to make beneficiary claim, of the fund in the
account, with a month surcharge of 10% to be deducted as an Escrow safe
keeping fee of the account, so as to avoid the indefinite closure of the account.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present your kind self
as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client, since you have the
same last surname with him, there no risk in this transaction since i am a
lawyer and i will use all the necessary document with me to achieve the
cliams of this fund from the financial home.

This means that this aformention said fund will be effected to your account
as soon as all the legal document is prepared by me on your name as the next
of kin, or the legitimate beneficiary. When the funds is credited to your account
we share retail our percentage of 50% to me and 40% to your kind self, why
10% for the expenses that we will incurred during the transaction with the finance home

All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of-kin
would be provided by me. The most important thing now, i would need is your
honest and cooperation in this proposition. This would be done under a
legitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your value, feel free to decline this
proposal. Please contact me at once if you're interested by replying the mail.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Ford Danso Esq.











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