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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: ISREAL BROWN <isrealbrown59@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: isrealbrown09@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:38:27 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME NOW.




Dear,



Thanks for your response to my business proposal.







Before we proceed with the transaction proper, I will like to know more about you. With due respect, could you afford me the privilege to know your age, profession and business experiences? Knowing you well is very important and it will enable me to confide in you more. For proper identification and verification, I will need you to scan and forward to me any proof of your identity. Your international Passport, driver’s license or National ID card will be accepted. For your participation and involvement, I will offer you 25% of the total sum which is $24.3M USD, twenty four million three hundred thousand dollars.





In as much as I want this transaction to be handled by you, I also want you to abide by the requirements of this transaction, which its confidentiality is very paramount.Please, I will need you to give me in details the areas you will invest my share of the money when it finally gets to you. I will prefer to invest my share of the money into stocks and bonds or into properties depending on your advice for a lucrative business in your country.







Finally, for our own interest I will like us to follow the due process in the execution of this transaction. We must not attempt to involve ourselves in anything illegal to avoid breaching any international monetary laws. On another note, as a serving government staff, I value my position in the country more than the money in question. I try to avoid anything that will tarnish my image. I will advise you not to discuss the transaction with any other person now and even after the successful completion of the transaction to avoid money hijackers and other risks. It is also important you know that there is no risk involved in the transaction provided the due process is followed. Based on your interest in finalizing this transaction with me. This money is clean and free from money-laundering,







Right now as the case maybe I want you to furnish me with your banking details and your full contact address and private telephone number to enable me finalize with the financier who have volunteered to help us raise the sum of $280,000 on your behalf by wire transfer for us to get all legal document and also offset the accumulated demur-rage and also for you to pay for most of your bills for this fund to you release to you without delay for us to start making plans for the investment and know the way forward to complete this transaction between now and next week without delay.



I wait to hear from you today and also the account information as requested from you to enable me conclude all arrangement with the financier between now and tomorrow morning for us to receive the loan and know the way forward, Please note that no one is asking you to pay any fee in receiving this loan as all the fee has been paid by me.



Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Israel Brown







Please forward to me your full contact address and your private phone number to enable me reach you on telephone.



Do contact me on this email:Email:isrealbrown09@gmail.com



Thanks in anticipation.



Frank Louis.





N/B: Due to the nature and urgency of this business, I will advise you to check your mails daily and respond to my instructions accordingly

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