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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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From: Online Service <serviceo83@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:29:26 +0800 (SGT)
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ENGLAND AND WALES .
116-118 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PP
WC2A 1PP, LONDON , UNITED KINGDOM
Email: gattorneydominic@yahoo.co.uk
Dear,
 
With warm heart I offer my
friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However
strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met
personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due
consideration of its importance and immense benefit. I duly apologize for
infringing on your privacy; if this contact is not acceptable to you First and
foremost I wish to introduce my self properly to you
I am Attorney Dominic Grieve (The
Attorney General for England and Wales), a solicitor at law, personal attorney
to Mr. Gerhard Wunde Rausch, a nationality of your country, who used to work
with Shell Development Company in London. Here in after shall be referred to as
my client, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car
accident along Oxford express Road.
All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also
proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the funds valued at Eighteen Million British pounds
(18,000,000.00) left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited.
The said bank has issued me a notice
to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next
twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating
the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the
next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that
the   Proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for
transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back
you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable
us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
get in touch with me for more details and clarification
I have attached my International
Passport in this email and my Identity card. I wish that you scan yours to me
for us to know each other very well and Proceed, I will make payment of all
legal fees and take care of all the legal step in this transaction all I want
from you is your scanned Identification, trust, honesty and good faith and bank
account details, as soon as get your positive reply I will make sure that I
Process all the legal papers and the bank release transfer the 18 Million
Pounds to your bank account.
Kindly reply to this  email address gattorneydominic@yahoo.co.uk
"Yours Faithfully"
Dominic Grieve QC MP.
Attorney General for England and
Wales .
..................................................................................................................................
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