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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: "Syrian War Conflict" <infosyrianconflicts@aol.com>
Reply-To: gavendano2013@aim.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:36:54 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re:This is my response to your email.




This Email requires your urgent response. I know we have not met before,
but my proposal calls for an emergency alert which gives me no room for
much protocol but to hit directly. My name is Barr. Gabriel Avendano
(Esq.) of Gabriel Avendano Chambers & Associates. There is a client of
mine, a Syrian who was killed by a stray bomb that struck his home along
with his family during the Syrian protest against the Government. His name
is Mr. Ghassan Assi from Allepo District in Syria, an oil business magnate
who worked for National Oil Corporation in Syria for many years until his
death.

Before his death during the civil war in Syria, he deposited the sum of
USD $3M (Three Million United States Dollars) and 1000 Carats of Uncut
Diamond known to me in April 13th 2009, in a confided Bank here in Spain.
Recently as I was checking his documents file with me in my office and
from my enquiries and investigations from the Bank, I discovered that he
has no next of kin registered to claim this Fund/consignment due to some
high co-operate security secrecy surrounding the Fund/consignment.

Furthermore, it is also unknown to the Bank the real content of the
deposited consignment with them; he did not declared the content of the
box but as Diplomatic Documents and Confidential Co-operate Treasure/
Valuable documents which we must uphold in the process of filling the
claim of this Fund/consignment. As his representing legal adviser and the
only legal person known to the Bank, I have in my custody all the legal
deposit documents that cover this deposit which I will immediately use
your personal details to replace as the next of kin and business
co-operate to late Ghassan Assi.

Upon receipt of your response, I will immediately tender to the Bank a
letter informing them to immediate release the deposited consignment in
your name as the heir inheritor/next of kin and business co-operate to
late Mr. Ghassan Assi.but I will require some further personal
information’s about you to process the Change of ownership which I will
request from you after I receive your positive response

Be aware that I will in charge of all expense during this transaction but
all I will need you to do is to setup another bank account with the bank
an offshore savings account to be precise this is all you will need to do
in this transaction, this is to enable the bank redirect the fund of Late
Mr Ghassan Assi into your own offshore account with them. I want you to
also maintain absolute secrecy and confidential of this message as a
matured business person with high confidential integrity. If you are not
capable of handling this fund, do not disclose it to any other person as
this is very important and once in a life time business opportunity for
me.

We will discuss on sharing percentage once you reply to my private email
(gavendano2013@aim.com)

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Gabrile Avendano

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