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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: "BARRISTER GABRIEL J. ANDERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.jeffandy068@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 12:46:43 -0000
Subject: RE:-** GREAT OPPORTUNITY **( BUSINESS DEAL )** REPLY URGENTLY *

>From :. Barrister Gabriel Jeff Anderson.
Legal Practitioner & Solicitor.Member ( BBA ).
barr.jeffandy068@yahoo.co.uk


Good day to you!

I am Barrister Gabriel Jeff Anderson, a legal practitioner and I am Personal lawyer to late {Engr. M. S) who work British Railway Commission in Chelsea England for over a decade before he died in 2006 after a brief illness.I hereby solicit for your immediate response and positive committed efforts to facilitate the fund remittance of total sum {US$25,500,000.00} before they get confiscated by this Financial & Trustee Company ( Bank ) as you and my late client are from the same country which this will be of great advantage for the claim of the funds deposited by my late client before he died.

My late client deposited the sum of money ( US$25,500,000.00 ) at the Financial & Trustee Company ( Bank ) .This Funds ( US$25,500,000.00 ) was deposited by my late client in 2005 at the time he was working with British Railway Commission in Chelsea England
As i am his personal lawyer, I have been contacted by the Director and management of the Financial & Trustee Company ( Bank ) to locate my late client's relative/next kin to claim this fund with my approval and legal backing. I have make all effort to locate any of his relatives or next of kin to make the claim(s) ,but with all my effort,I could not locate anyone since the death of this client.
The Bank Directors and the Management of this Financial & Trustee Company ( Bank ) called me to a board meeting regarding my late client's deposited funds.I was mandated to retry and locate any relatives/ next of kin to make the claim(s) of the funds as his next of kin.

As his personal lawyer,i have all my late client's Banking details ( Account Details ) and all legal backing to make the claim of this funds with you.I hereby solicit for your immediate, support, maximum co-operation and immediately response and positive committed efforts to facilitate the claim of this fund as the next of kin.I have this strong feeling in me that you can keep this as a top secret and highly confidential,which I have been harboring looking for a reliable and competent personality there in your country that can handle the matter maturely without any leakage or betray me. To avoid the Financial & Trustee Company ( Bank ) not to sit on his fund or confiscate this funds.

Furthermore, I guarantee that the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect your interest from any breach of the law.All the legal documents to back up this claim will be legally process by me with my reputation as a lawyer and member of British Bar Association ( BBA ). Having consider your support and interest, i have resolve to share this fund with you 50% for you and 50% for me.

Please, indicated your interest and acceptance to my offer, kindly contact me and forward to me your information as below to my private email ( barr.jeffandy068@yahoo.co.uk ).

* Full Name:.
* Full Address:.
* Country:....
* Tel;..
* Mobile tel:.
* Age :.........
* Date Of Birth:..
* Occupation.:.....
* Company Name ( If Any ):.
* Office Telephone :....

I will appreciate your timely response.

Yours Sincerely,

Barrister Gabriel Jeff Anderson.
Legal Practitioner & Solicitor.Member ( BBA ).
barr.jeffandy068@yahoo.co.uk

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