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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: "BARRISTER.CHARLES MICHAEL ANDERSON(ESQ.)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <buchi.cbn@one.co.il>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 02:38:50 -0700
Subject: RE: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED


FROM:BARRISTER.CHARLES MICHAEL ANDERSON(ESQ.)
SOLICITOR & ADVOCATE OF
BRITISH HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
36, BRIDGE PARK, HARROW ROAD LONDON
NW10 ORG UNITED KINGDOM

E-MAIL:buchi.cbn@one.co.il


DEAR,

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL


I KNOW YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVED THIS BUT DO PLEASE CONSIDER IT A REQUEST FROM A REPUTABLE ATTORNEY AT LAW IN SERIOUS NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. I HAD TO BRING BEFORE YOU THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE I SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL BE RELIABLE TO ASSIST ME.

ANYWAY, MY NAME IS AS ABOVE STATED. AN ATTORNEY AT LAW. I AM THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MR.FAROOQ AHMED, A NATIONAL OF YOUR COUNTRY , WHO ONCE WORK WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HERE IN LONDON.

HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT. ON THE TUESDAY 21ST JUNE 2011, MY CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY WERE INVOLVED IN A PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA. THE TU-134 PLANE, BELONGING TO RUSSIA AIR AIRLINE, WAS EN ROUTE FROM MOSCOW TO PETROZAVODSK. ALL

OCCUPANTS OF THE PLANE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES ACCEPT 6 PEOPLE, A FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND A 10 YEAR OLD BOY. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THE PLANE CRASH THROUGH THIS SITE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/21/russia-plane-crash-kills-several .

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY HERE TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER THIS SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A CONSULTANCY DIRECTORIES THROUGH A FRIEND WHO WORK WITH WORLD TRADE CENTER REGIONAL OFFICE. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE FUNDS VALUED AT US$18.5MILLION (EIGHTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE IT CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE SAUDI ARABIA BRITISH BANK SABB, WHERE THIS HUGE AMOUNT WERE DEPOSITED.

THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED WITHIN THE NEXT FOURTEEN OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED, SINCE YOU COME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY WITH MY CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT CAN BE PAID TO YOU. THEREFORE, ON RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, WE SHALL DISCUSS THE SHARING RATION AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND LEGAL STRENGTH REQUIRED TO BACK YOU UP FOR THIS CLAIM. ALL I NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION 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 NOTE THAT YOUR CONTACTS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION. YOUR FULL NAME AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE (MOBILE) AND COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION SUCH AS INT'L PASSPORT COPY OR DRIVING LICENSE INCLUDING WITH YOUR RECEIVING BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL COMMENCE WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION'S VIA EMAIL: buchi.cbn@one.co.il AND DO NOT FORGET THE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND MUTUAL TRUST REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION.

KINDLY CONTACT ME ON THE ABOVE-SPECIFIED EMAIL.


THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.


YOURS TRULY,

BARRISTER.CHARLES MICHAEL ANDERSON(ESQ.)

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