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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: "VINCENT YOUNG & ASSOCIATES" <vincentyoung1237@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vincentyoungesq@aol.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:27:01 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Goodday Friend

VINCENT YOUNG AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
MALAYSIA.
TEL: +60103950487


I am Vincent Young, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine
Mr.Andrew Ryan bequeathed you as His Next of Kin who died as a result of
Heart condition after the death of all His family members.On Tuesday 10
February 2004, he died in one of the private Hospital here in Malaysia
after battling with heart failure.

Mr.Andrew Ryan bequeathed you as his Next-Of-kin because of your profile
he read on the internet, he said "he believe that you can will able to
reach the poor with part of the money he has bequeathed to you as his
Heir due to your humble and sincere profile that he had read about you"
before his death.
I have established several contact with you ever since his death, but
there has it been any response from your end. I'm contacting again with
all hope and assurance that you will receive this mail because this is the
only contact details Mr.Andrew Ryan wrote down before his death. The Bank
of Mr.Andrew Ryan has issued me a notice to contact you (His Next Of
Kin) to enable all "Rights & entitlement of Mr.Andrew Ryan to be paid to
you which is a total deposit valued at Eighteen Million United States
Dollars ($18 Million Dollars) before the said fund will be confiscated by
the Malaysia Government or declared unserviceable as there have not been
any response from you end.


I'm contacting you as the Attorney of Late Mr.Andrew Ryan to seek your
consent to enable me contact the bank for the payment of your inheritance
as this part of my duty and promise to Mr.Andrew Ryan before his death. Be
informed that this will be executed under legal procedures that will
protect you from any breach of the law as enshrined in the constitution of
the Malaysian to enable the bank has this inheritance paid to you.
I look forward to your consent and approval to enable proceed with all
legal procedures as directed by the bank before this fund can be paid to
you. Do feel free to contact me.I will like you to acknowledge the receipt
of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private EMAIL
(vincentyoung.advocate@gmx.com) and treat with absolute confidentiality
and sincerity.

Yours truly,

Vincent Young
Attorney at Law




























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