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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: "Raymond Leroy Esq." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <raymondleroy1@wss-id.org>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 22:42:59 -0700
Subject: Mutual Benefit (Contact Immediatley)

Greetings From Leroy,
 
Do permit me to introduce myself briefly; I am Barrister Raymond Leroy. Actually, I got your contact information through the public records while searching for a reliable partner to help me in claiming  my  late client`s estate (Late Mr. Owen Goetz), who was a business magnate that lived in Spain for Nineteen years. On the Wednesday, 26 July, 2000, my client, his wife,their two Children and his wife's parents were also among the victims that died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/851119.stm) Unfortunately they All lost their lives in the event of the accident, Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail,hence I contacted you.
 
Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this unsolicited mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim I decided to reach you via this media to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized or confiscated by the authorities. Before the catastrophe; He deposited a Consignment/Vault containing the sum of $7.4M (SEVEN MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a Finance/Safe Keeping company here in Spain and he did not disclose the exact content of the deposited diplomatic box to the treasure house as cash but as Personal valuables for security and personal reasons.
 
As the attorney to my late client, the Finance/Safe Keeping firm has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the vault will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security as unclaimed, I was given an ultimatum to look for some relative to come for the claim or have the Vault liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with existing laws “ATTICUL 104B”.
After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to no avail, I decided to contact you, my suggestion to you is that I will like to present you as the beneficiary to this vault, I know you may not be anyway related to my late client, it is absolutely necessary for me to make it take the resemblance of an actual next of kin; this is where I need your assistance, as my duty is to provide the necessary documents to back up our claim. I need you to understand that this transaction is no joke and such opportunity comes once in a lifetime. You see, Next of Kinship is not Limited to relations of the deceased, nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship, rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish to WILL it to (Beneficiary) either formal or informal by secret information disclosure to beneficiary be him/her business partner, relation, kinsmen, or friends or well wishers. 
 
I can guarantee that if you are willing and interested I will put in place all necessary modalities in accordance with the Law to legally present you as the true Next of Kin and true beneficiary.
This transaction is 100% risk free as I have worked out all modalities to complete the operation effectively. Once the diplomatic consignment is released to you, we shall disbursed the content in the ratio of 45% and 55% respectively (45% for you and 55% for me) as our benefit. Each ($3,330,000 Million for you) and ($4,070,000 Million for me), Kindly indicate your interest to this letter either via any of my email provided or you can call or send me a fax for further clarification.  Endeavour to get back to me whether or not you are willing to collaborate with me So that I can further my search for another partner.
 
Please get in touch with me through the below stated email address to enable us discuss further. Moreso,I will appreciate if you indicate your full names,telephone/fax numbers and Contact address for easy communication in this mutual transaction. You can respond through the email account above, or through my alternative and personal email address below; raymondleroy1@wss-id.org
 
I await your urgent response.
Kind regards
Raymond Leroy Esq.
Email: raymondleroy1@wss-id.org

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