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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: "dennis.muchsd@libero.it" <dennis.muchsd@libero.it>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 22:51:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Do permit me to introduce myself briefly; I am Attorney ""Dennis Muchs'' from
United Kingdom. Actually, I got your contact information through the EUROPEAN
public records while searching for a last name similar to my late client a
business magnate by name Thomas Kristopher who lived in United Kingdom for
Twelve (12) years; he died along with his family during the Tsunami catastrophe
which occurred December 2004. Do not be amazed by this letter. I am contacting
you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this
transaction.

Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this
unsolicited letter/mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a
predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust but because of
the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim I decided to reach you via
this media to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized or
confiscated by the authorities. Before the Tsunami Earthquake occur, my client
late Mr. Thomas Kristopher deposited a Consignment/Vault containing the sum
of $10.8M (TEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a Finance/Safe
Keeping company there in EUROPE and he did not disclose the exact content of
deposited diplomatic box to the treasure house as cash but Personal valuables
for security and personal reasons.

As the legal counsel to late Thomas Kristopher , the Finance/Safe Keeping
company has mandated me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to
make Claims or the vault will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of
Diplomatic Security as unclaimed, I was given an ultimatum to look for some
relative to come for the claim or have the Vault liquidated and made
unserviceable in accordance with existing laws “ATTICUL 104B”.

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to
no avail, I decided to contact you, my suggestion to you is that I will like to
present you as the beneficiary to this vault, I know you may not be anyway
related to my late client which is possibility that the vault will be released
to you. I can guarantee that if you are willing and interested I will put in
place all necessary modality in accordance with the Law to legally present you
as the true Hair Apparent and true beneficiary to his claim.

This transaction is 100% risk free as I have worked out all modalities to
complete the operation effectively. Kindly indicate your interest to this
letter either via any of my correspondent email (denni_melcher@lawyer.com )
for further clarification. Endeavour to get back to me whether or not you are
willing to collaborate with me or not So that I can further my search for
another partner.

I wait for your quick responds.

Barrister . Dennis Muchs

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