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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: ATTORNEY JOHN BROWN <attorneyjohnbrown26@msn.com>
Reply-To: <attorneyjohnbrown9080@live.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:14:11 +0000
Subject: From Attorney John Brown.



>From Attorney John Brown.

Hello Friend,

I personally direct this e-mail to you in confidence for you and i mutual benefits with hope you will not disappoint me. My intention is to invest in real estate in your States base on your professional advice once you confirm to me that (£9,700,000) has been credited in your local bank account.


I am Attorney John Brown. I live and work in London United Kingdom with my family.I am the Personal Attorney to late Mrs. Elizabeth Rhoades,an American,herein after referred to as " my client". I represent the attention of my client killed with her immediate family in a plane crash on 7th April,2005 and I will like to consult the terms of asset of resources available to her. My client was a contractor to the British Government and had left behind a deposit of Nine Million Seven Hundred British Pounds Sterling only (£9,700,000.00 GBP) with a Bank here in the United Kingdom.


The funds originated from bond transactions she executed in her registered area of business. I was contacted recently by her bank to provide her Next of kin; reasons being that her deposit agreement contains a residuary section giving her Personal Attorney express right to nominate the beneficiary to her funds.Unknown to the Bank here in UK that my client had left no potential trace of any of her close relative name with me, making all efforts in my part to locate her family relative proved to be unfruitful since her death. Note down from my client's own story, she was only adopted and her foster parents whom she lost in 1979, according to her, had no possible trace of her real family. By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and her immediate family, I am very much aware of my client's financial position. I do sincerely sympathize the death of my client, but had thought it unprofitable for her funds to be confiscated and reverted to the British Government treasury at the end of this year by the financial institution where the fund is presently floating.


On this note, I decided to search for a credible person like you and was moved to contact you to put up a claim to the bank in that aptitude as the Next of kin/Will beneficiary to my client, so that the proceeds of her bank account valued at Nine Million Seven Hundred British Pounds Sterling only (£9,700,000.00 GBP) can be paid to you before getting confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank.Please bear in mind that you and I will share this funds on 50:50 basis once you confirm to me that the funds is in your bank account.


Note that this is legal transaction and 100% risk free. It is not a hoax.I guarantee that this will be executed under a justifiable understanding that will protect you from any breach of law.As I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality in this transaction.Please kindly send me your positive response to enable us discuss further on this transaction and also to enable me forward to you my client available documents and secure the necessary legal documentations on your behalf which enable you get the legal backing to the claim and have the fund transferred to your bank account within 7 bank working days from the day I receive your current information.


I am looking forward to your co-operation in achieving this mutual benefits.


Respectfully.

Attorney John Brown,
London-UK.


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