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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney Peter Adams" <attorneyatlaw.peteradams@yahoo.com.ph> (may be fake)
Reply-To: attorneyatlaw_peteradams@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:32:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING AND ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FROM YOU.




Dear Sir,

I crave your indulgence to carefully go through this Letter. I am
Barrister Peter Adams, a British Citizen and also a financial senior
advocate consultant in the United Kingdom. I am a personal financial
Adviser to Mr. Kofi Annan of the former United Nations Secretary General.
I have been instructed by Mr. Annan to contact you for a mutual business
understanding based on the good advice and recommendation we received of
your personal sincerity, transparency and your humanly reputation, of
which the nature of the intending business to the done was never revealed
to anyone else for mutual security reason. As instructed, we would want to
inform you that this transaction is a big time DEAL as we are initiating
you into it and we would like it to be handled and concluded with strict
confidentiality as a DEAL.

Be informed that a huge sum of money amounting to the tune of
US$42,000.000.00 (Fourty Two Million United State Dollars) was in favour
of Mr. Kofi Annan my client by some African President and Head of State as
gift and gratification in cash form from Crude Oil Sales and Gold from
the Anglo Gold Trade Services on his kind gesture and the role he
personally played and Secured Debt Relief to the African Countries from
their creditors of the G8 Countries, the Paris Club, IMF and the World
Bank respectively. This fund is strictly covered under a fiduciary
Insurance Bond Policy. It will be very clear to note that the source of
these funds are not questionable nor illegal or gotten dubiously as one
may think and will be having fear of movement for security reasons. We
have decided to front you based on the personality of Mr.
Kofi Annan who is the beneficiary of this fund of which we want to
protect to avoid
unnecessary exposure and publicity which will not spell good to this deal
based on the position he once occupied in life with the UN.

Upon your acceptance to be involved in this deal, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) and Declaration of This (DOT) will be drawn to cover
and protect the involvement of both parties before proceeding on this
DEAL. This transaction will only require four 4 bank working days to be
concluded and you will be mandated and strictly required to fly down to
where this fund was lodged for transfer to your account to sign for the
Final Fund Release Order (FFRO) before the fund will be finally
transferred to your designated account. Note: Be informed that there will
be an official signing fee that will be required from you at the office
where the final fund release order will be signed which is strictly
official.

Immediately we confirm your positive response to this detailed message,
other modalities and procedure of concluding this DEAL including the
sharing percentages for your involvement, anticipated commitment and
dedication will be made known to you ASAP. Also note that the
communication mode shall be strictly by telephone and email:
attorneyatlaw_peteradams@yahoo.co.jp

If you are interested, then I required you to declare your acceptance to
the offer with your private mobile/ phone numbers, your full residential
address and your bank account details with a valid copy of your
international passport for proper identification purposes and
documentations of this project to enable you legally put claim on behalf
of my client.

Your's Faithfully,

Barrister Peter Adams.
Phone: 0044-770 0018 104



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