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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: "David Barry(Esq, QC)" <dbarry.solicitor101@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dbarry.esq101@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 03:08:00 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Soliciting Your Concern(Confidential)




31 Fairmead House,
London E92 5QN.

Dear Prospective Partner,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated
as such. I must solicit your confidentiality and assure you that I am
contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit.I
am David Barry,a solicitor at law and private solicitor to a late client
who died in a car crash with his family in London on November 5th 2006.

My late client a former Sub-Comptroller working with Chevron Texaco Oil
here in the United Kingdom and had left behind a deposit of Nine Million
Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only(£9.8 million GBP) with
a finance company. After the death of my client, the finance company
contacted me, as his Solicitor to provide his next of kin who should
inherit his fortune, this according to them is their policy in sure
circumstances.

Since the death of my client, I have written several letters to different
embassies with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom
shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all
such efforts have been to no avail. I had to inform the finance company
about my fruitless effort in locating my late client close relative or his
next of kin. The board of directors of the company just adopted a
resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment
of this money within the next 18 official working days or forfeit the
money as an abandoned funds. The company had planned to invoke the
abandoned property act of the company to confiscate the funds after the
expiration of the period given me. Also I have received official
letters in the last two days suggesting a likely proceeding for
confiscation/Winding Up of his abandoned personal assets in line with
existing laws of the institution.


Well I have reasoned very professionally that I can use a legal means to
present a next of kin of my deceased client. This is legally possible and
would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.I do sincerely
sympathize the death of my client but I think it is unprofitable for his
funds to be submitted to an already rich monarchy or some financial
institution.

My aim is to retrieve this funds and let it be claimed by the deceased
family name,etc.for this I seek your assistance since I have been unable
to locate the relatives for about eight(8) years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased
giving you the advantage so that the proceeds of this account can be paid
to you and then both of us can share the money,60% to me and 40% to you. I
know there might be other persons out there with the same surname as my
last client, but after a little check my instinct tells me to contact you.
Can I trust you on this? I shall assemble all the necessary documents that
will be used to back up your claim.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law. I will not fail to bring to your
notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain
any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion
of this transfer.

Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this. Please get
in touch with me by my alternative email:dbarry.esq101@outlook.com for
better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to
enable us discuss further on this transaction. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the
trust I have bestowed in you,Thanks for your understanding.


Kind Regards,
David Barry(Esq, QC)

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