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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: Leonard Peters <regineia@dalquim.com.br>
Reply-To: Leonard Peters <leon.pets66@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:35:41 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Gorsport Uk

Dr. Leonard Peters
Brune Medical Centre, Gosport UK.
+44700001421

With due respect sir, I do sincerely apologies for my intrusion to your privacy. Your personality motivated me after going through your profile at the foreign trade webpage of the chambers of commerce & industry. I am quite aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a good business relationship especially now that many fraudulent activities are going on in the internet which is the only way I think I could get this issue solved. It is with deep sense of honor and respect that I humbly make this appeal to you with the understanding that any fact/s or opinion/s that will be expressed henceforth will be given in confidence and solely for your personal information and use. I am obliged to you and I hope your assistance will be genuine. I found myself in this opportunity and with my position I had no option than to give out this blind trust. I believe nothing happen on earth by chance, our destinies are in Gods hand.

As a matter of urgency my late patient Mrs Samina Lahm a widow, an Asian born Australian citizen was under medical watch here in Poly Clinic Gosport United Kingdom as a result of her cancerous ailment. While on the sick bed, she made an oral expression of her late husband bond investment of us$7million, with one of the Security Finance Institution here in Europe. She made this oral expression to me because i was the closest person and personal doctor attending to her illness at that time since she had no close confidant relative from her late husband. She confided in me and handed over to me a deposit particulars and lodgement receipts issued to her late husband during the deposit of this fund with the finance institution. Before she passed away, she made her last wish and mandated me as the nearest person and trusted person to use this funds in helping the less privileged and destitute people all around Asian troubled nations.

I have verified the authenticity of the particulars and the lodgement receipts she handed over to me from the Financial Institution and also discussed with the Fiduciary agent (financial agent) of the Finance Institution who assisted the depositor to deposit the funds with the firm and he confirmed the lodgement receipts. Now to release the fund they want me to introduce late Mrs Samina Lahm testamentary trusty and next of kin and the death certificate of Mrs Samina Lahm so that the money can be released.

Since I have the original documents, I want to partner with your company so that we can move this fund to your country through your company for investment and establishment of few relief center organization. You will stand in as the business partner / next of kin to this late woman since i have no company and cannot move the fund to United Kingdom being an African/Canadian citizen living here in United Kingdom. All I need is to include your name as the next of kin in the death certificate and this will empower you to claim and receive this fund without any stress. This is a matter of urgency because I went through rigorous process reading through your company profile.

I want to assure you that I did not just wake up and decide to do this, I did my proper home work before contacting you and I want to assure you that this is not a joke. I want to share this mutual transaction with you. If I am not sure that this will work, I would not have thought of contacting you. I will appreciate if I can fully confide in you for this deal that will profit us both.

I confidently believe that you are the type of person who can handle this deal with me for our both best success, ok? There is absolutely no doubts that you are really a well experienced person who have held so many positions in life. So that makes it very easy for you to handle this deal with me, because with your level of exposure in life, I believe that you can really assist me in the best way you can in receiving the fund into your country successfully for proper investment according to your guidance. I will very much love to talk with you through the telephone.

If you can stand in without betraying me in this deal, i would want you to send to me your full names, private address, telephone and mobile phone number for easy communication and a copy of your identity card to enable me know you in person and provide further details with proper guidelines. We shall discuss on the sharing pattern upon the receipt of your positive response.

Looking forward for your positive response.
Dr. Leonard Peters
Gorsport Uk

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