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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 laurence Donald <barristerlaurencedonald@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:35:42 +0100
Subject: FROM B.L.D.& ASSOCIATES

*FROM B.L.D.& ASSOCIATES *
*SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES.*
*ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE*
*WEST AFRICA.

Attn:
Good day, First I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via
e-mail instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency
and importance of the information.Secondly this project is based on Trust,
Confidentiality and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable
meeting of the minds. I am a fifty two (52) Years old established Lawyer.
My name is Barrister Laurence Donald, a Legal Personal Attorney to an
expatriate and a Consultant with an American Oil company,PENNZ OIL & GAS
(Now deceased) He died in the Italy Shipwreckr **Ocean Disaster in January
2012 Shipwreck off the Tuscan island of Giglio,while on vacation in Italy
with his family.

Read this link for details/
http://news.yahoo.com/court-hears-32-died-italy-161512409.html

Six years ago, my client successfully Executed a Contract Worth
UDS$20.5 Million
Dollars With (PETROCI - HOLDING) Abidjan,The National Oil Company of Cote
D'Ivoire) A part Payment of USD11million Dollars was paid to my Late Client
while he was alife,while the balance of USD$9.5 Million Dollars was still
unpaid before my client died in the **Italy Shipwreckr** Ocean Disaster.
However, all my efforts to locate the possible next of kin proved abortive.
Until his sudden demise He was not married and was 44years old.*

*NOW THE CRUX OF THIS E-LETTER is that the balance of the outstanding funds
has already been Deposited in his Bank. As his Personal Attorney/Adviser
his bank has officially notified and instructed me to Forward Particulars
of my Late client's Next of Kin within the next 14 Official working days so
that he/she can be paid the outstanding USD$9.5Million Dollars otherwise
this Payment will be diverted to the Government Coffers Account as
unclaimed bill.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives,I decided
to contact you for a deal so that we can work together as a team to remit
the money to your bank account as my client's next of kin, I do not want to
sit and watch my Client's hard earned entitlement to be frittered away.

Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive but I would like to assure you that I am proposing this
project to you with the best of intentions. As a lawyer, I have the power
to secure all the necessary legal documents that will be used for this
claim. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under
a Legitimate banking arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
law. Upon successful conclusion of this project, you will be compensated
with 30% of the total fund, while 65% will be for me and 5% for expenses
which we will incur in the process of securing the transfer of the fund to
your bank account.

If you are interested to work with me in this deal then kindly reply
strictly with your personal Telephone /fax number for effective
communication and oral clarification on how to proceed next.

Sincerely Yours,
Barr.Laurence Donald (Esq)
{Principal Attorney)*
*B.L.D.& ASSOCIATES
*

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