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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: "Mrs. Roselin Den" <mrs.rosemarygeorge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dave.son20@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 04:22:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I contact you to present you as the next of kin


In a brief introduction, my name is
DAVIES C. SON, a solicitor at law with over 32 years of experience. I
bring to you a confidential transaction with assurance of 100% risk out.
I worked as a personal



 Attorney to Chief Mr. Morris Thompson
who was the only foreign  contractor with the local Oil Company here in
my country, Unfortunately, Thompson, his wife  Thelma and daughter
Sheryl, died in the



 crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261
since in January 2000  and left behind the sum of Ten Million Two
Hundred Thousand United State American Dollar  (10.2M us) in one of the
commercial bank here in my country, read more details here :

 

http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081301/foc_native_corps.shtml



I have made several inquiries with his
embassy to locate his family relatives but to no avail. That is why I
contact you to present you as the next of kin for the claim whereby the
said funds will be transferred into



 your account overseas. Most
importantly after the conclusion of the transfer with the bank here, you
will be taken 40% of assets as your own share for assistance, while 50%
should be safe to keep me waiting for my arrival in your country and
10% for any expenses incurred during the transfer. I advise you to keep
it as a "top secret», meanwhile I will need the below information from
you for us to start the process.



Your full name //........................................

CITIZENSHIP //...........................................

Cell Phone N °//.........................................

Your E-mail//..........................................

Your age //..............................................

Gender//....................................................

Your profession //.......................................



Send the requested information to my private email below:



 Regards



Avocat DAVIES C. SON Esq.

Mobile : +229 964 015 01

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