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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: "Ande" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andreyao20@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:57:22 -0000
Subject: RE: Project Details

CHRIS LLOYD CONSULTING
Financial & Legal Practitioners
United Kingdom.

Reply via my Private Email Only AT: andreyao20@gmail.com
AS/218-28/4C
Our ref:…………………………

Dear,

RE: Project Details

My apologies for this unsolicited mail, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to establish a relationship of trust, but I believe you will realize the need for my action. My name is Andre J. Yao, partner and principal solicitor with Chris Lloyds & Associates, legal and financial practitioners/advisers here in the UK. I actually got your contact information from public records and information exchange bureau while searching for someone who can assist me. My late client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah was, the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also a business man. Upon maturity, several notices were sent to him, even in the first quarter of this year. Again another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that the deputy governor was assassinated in Baghdad. The websites below is a proof and verification of the news about his death:

(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
(2) http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

Before his death, he deposited the sum of GBP£25Million (Twenty-Five Million British Pounds Sterling) only, with a safe keeping security company here in the UK, but did not disclosed this deposit to any other person, for security reasons. The safe keeping company has mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor for claim otherwise the money would be declared dormant and subsequently moved and lodged with the treasury department, as an unclaimed fund. The UK treasury department receives over 10billion pounds every year from unclaimed estates; forgotten funds; abandoned shares and dormant accounts and some of it could be ours if we can work together as I can provide all relevant documents and information, as laid out in section 46 of the Administration of Estates Act of 1925 (with subsequent amendments). I am very experienced in financial legal matters, so I decided to search for any of my late client's relative which has been very difficult for me, as he did not declare any other person, address, partner

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah, since you are a foreigner, so that the funds can be released to you. With my position as his lawyer, I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client. I will prepare every relevant document that will assist your claims, and facilitate the release of the funds transfer.

Again, I am quite aware of fraudulent business solicitation of this nature on the Internet and following this development as to allay your fears, I will suggest we shall draft a legally enforceable mechanism to protect each other’s rights and interest in this transaction; a Memorandum of Understanding/ Agreement between us protecting our interest. I have the character of first time trust until the contrary is proved. Note that this transaction is absolutely 100% risk free. There is no atom of risk in connection to this business as I have worked out all modalities to complete the transaction successfully. Once the funds are transferred to you, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% equity for your assistance and partnership.

For confidentiality purpose, kindly write me via my private email (andreyao20@gmail.com ) and I shall provide further details.If however you wish not to proceed along with me on this project, please let me know so that I can further my search for another partner as soon as possible.

Best Regards,
Andre Yao Esq
Email me only AT: andreyao20@gmail.com


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