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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: Harry Albar <hhhalbar10@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 05:09:29 +0800
Subject: Dear Gary A. Goeschel

Dear Gary A. Goeschel,

With due utmost respect, I crave your indulgence knowing that this my
proposal will be a surprise to you. I am Harry Albar, An attorney at law
and the accredited legal representative to late Mr Goeschel, who was
hereafter as mine client. He died as a result of heart ailment in December
2008.

I am seeking for your humble consent to assist in the transferring of the
funds left behind by my late client into your account before it is
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank and this deposit valued
Twenty Two Million Eight Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand United State
Dollars. Since you have the same last name with my late client so the
proceeds of this funds can be remitted into your account as a foreign
partner.

The bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account
will be confiscated and so far all my efforts to get hold of someone
related to my client has proved abortive.

If this proposition offends your moral ethics,do accept my sincere
apology. In contrary,indicate your interest. Note that I reserve the right
to reject your acceptance on this proposal if I have reasons to believe
that you may not be honest or discreet as it concerns this proposal.

Further details will be giving as soon as your interest is indicated.

Yours sincerely

Barrister Harry Albar
(Senior Advocate)

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