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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: "Barr Mark Charles,(SAN)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cswecker@foxmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 03:00:18 +0530
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

Chambers Law Group, Professional Association
Law Firm in St ...Chambers Law Group, Professional
Association is a law firm in  Pflugervill, ... (Main Office).
The firm was formed by Joseph H. Chambers in 1970
Address. 520 4th Street Bellingham, Suite 101,
FL 33701-2302, (Pinellas Co.) ... of Washington DC Trials Lawyers;
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America,Canada,and Ukriane
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
                             Top of the day to you. How are you doing today? I trust that you and your entire family are in good condition. What is happening? I have been seriously looking forward to hear back from you, so that I can inform the bank Representative here in the United State who is in change of the transfer of your 950,000,000,  But since then I have not heard back from you. BOA contacted me to stand for you as your lawyer. So that your fund can be remitted into your personal account in the next 48 hours. But since then I have not heard back from you. What is happening? I really need to know what the way forward. Because the bank have been updating me in regards of the transfer.
 
I really have a lot of case file on my desk. If I did not hear back from you in the next 20 hours from now. I will close your file case, and it will be kept in abandon file. Since you have decide not to get back to me. I will advice you update me as soon as possible. Let me furnish you with the update that I just receive from the Bank Transfer Operator in regards the transfer of your fund. I really want to make sure that you start making use of your fund before the end of this month. I know that you have a lot of responsibility to take care of. I really want to make sure that I put a smile on your face. As soon as I hear back from you.
 
Then I will also let you know the next step to take so that your fund will be in your account. Also include the following information as below
 
NB: You are advice to stop every further communication that you have with any other office, note that the name of the bank that will be transferring this money into your account is (BOA) Bank Of America. I am writing you from United State Of America and you will not be paying a dime for the transfer in this email i have you will find an attachment file download it then forward your case file number to Mr Castle Swecker via Phone 360-846-1977 on his email as below cswecker@foxmail.com and in the next 24 hours your Funds will hit your Account, Mr Castle Swecker is your Senior Account Manager and he work and live in the United State of American. I have attached a copy letter in this email which in there you will find your case file numbers and Funds Authorisation Code all you have to do is download it and forward your Case file and Authorisation Number to Mr Castle Swecker. This is 100% genuine and legal.
 
Get back to me as soon as possible.
 
This Email is sent to you from Washington DC America is a good country that do not engage there self in fraud activities you and I knows that, so you are suppose to be rest assured that you are in the right line. God Bless America.
 
Your prompt response will be highly appreciated by me. Thank you for your understanding.
            Regards
 
Barr Mark Charles,(SAN).

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