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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 Pepe Gonzalez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <attorneypepe_gonzalez@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:01:13 +0100
Subject: Soliciting Your Utmost Attention And Sincerity

Good Day,

Firstly, please accept my apology for sending you this sensitive information via mail with out meeting you in person. This is due to the urgency and importance of the matter at hand. The development am about to unfold will be based on Trust, confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds. I am fifty two (52) years old established lawyer. My name is Attorney Pepe Gonzalez Esq., a legal representative and personal Attorney to an expatriate and a contractor with an Independent Petroleum, Exploration & Production Oil Company - PERENCO (Now deceased) Who died with his entire family in 2004 Madrid train bombings Thursday,11 March 2004.

My Client successfully executed a contract for the Spanish government worth Eurs €16.5 million euros.A part payment of €10.million euros was paid to my client,while the balance of Eurs €6.5 million euros was still unpaid before my client died in the 2004 Madrid train bombings.However,all my efforts to locate his next of kin proved abortive after his demise.

NOW THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER is that the government of Spain is fully paying all foreign contractors who have successfully executed their contracts and my client is among those to benefit in this last quarter payment schedule,which has already been deposited with his bank.As his personal Attorney/Adviser, his bank has officially notified and instructed me to forward particulars of my client's next of kin so that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD$6.5 Million dollars otherwise his fund will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives,I decided to contact you.I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my late client's fund,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to your account,it will be easy for us to achieve because you are of the same country like him.Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing this project to you with the best of intensions,as an Attorney.

I know you may not be anyway related to my late client but having a common surname with him and the modality I have in place I can guarantee that if you follow my instructions (The rule of laws) and capitalizing of some judicial loop holes the funds will be released into your nominated bank account Mind you that this transaction is 100% risk free; there is no atom of risk connected to this business as I have worked out all modalities to complete the operation effective.we shall divide the content in the ratio of 50% for you,50% for me as our benefit.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a Legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.Upon successful conclusion of this project,you will be compensated with 50% of the total fund, while 50% will be for me.Consequent to that I will then forward you the company's details and officially present a letter indicating that I have found the beneficiary to the Fund.I await your call or reply to my email.

If you are interested to work with me in this deal, kindly reply strictly to my personnel Email: mail1@attorney-pepegonzalez.com and also give a call to my direct telephone number +34 632-798- 242. as above or you can equally send a fax with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

Kindest Regards,
Attorney Pepe Gonzalez (Esq)
Contact Email: mail1@attorney-pepegonzalez.com






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