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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: "Barister Michael vangidding" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmichaelvangidding8@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 21:47:42 -0700
Subject: Barr. Michael vangidding.

Hello Sir

I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU
PLEASE DON'T BE EMBARRASSED NOR OFFENDED BY MY MESSAGE TO YOU BY EMAIL.

I know this may sound ridiculous and unreal, but you must understand that life is all about chances and utilization of opportunities that comes our way. PLEASE DON'T BE EMBARRASSED NOR OFFENDED BY MY E-MAIL TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE I CHOOSE TO CONTACT YOU.

Is obvious we don't know each other yet, but we don't know why nature is crossing our path today. Meeting new people in our lives is a never-ending circle. You are like God sent to me today as I type this email for you. You may think this is too good to be real, but I am telling you today that as God lives, this is as real as the air both of us breathe Let me start by Formally introducing myself to you. I am Attorney Michael vangidding. a Legal Practitioner representing Rev. Fr.BUGUWA Po My late client was a 81 years Old Filipino Catholic Reverend Father who came here in UK in the 1945 with a black Missionary Rev. Sister; He left Philippines at the age of fifteen (15), after The Japanese invading of the Philippines.He said the experience was cataclysm.


However, he lived all his life here and owned an NGO which receives Financial Aid (Grant) from the United Nation and other conglomates. He died of Asthma attack, and since then no one has come forward to claim this fund he deposited in a Bank here, which he intend to use in establishing a
foundation for Charity homes and orphanage centers in third world countries as he has been doing secretly.

Also to the issue-Based on my relationship with my client, he informed me of some wonderful ideas he wants to embark on which was to build one or two churches around the third world countries and Asia and also donate monies to churches, and also to less privilege homes around the globe too with this deposit of FORTY FIVE MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY {US45.500.000.00 MILLION}. he made through a CODED account in his local bank here in which he gave me the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT to keep as his lawyer.


THE BANK Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, had just started arrangement for the fund to be declared"Unclaimed" and subsequently be donated as trust fund for arms/ ammunition to further enhance the course of War in Africa,Europe e.t.c for their selfish political interest/investment. In order to avert this negative development, I hereby need your cooperation in order to see that the Will of my late client is actualized. I can never achieve this objective without a trustworthy foreigner and this is where you come in.


However, I want to seek your consent to present you as a relative to My deceased client by virtue of Power of attorney. As attorney to the deceased the responsibility to establish your relationship with my client rest on me and to achieve this objective, there are judicial processes involved, which I will brief you on subsequent correspondence if you indicate interest.Also take note that, this is 100% risk free and legal.

I am not pursuing this claim for the financial gain. It is a duty I owe to my late client who unfortunately was an orphan with no existing relatives and even as I intend to use part of the funds to establish a foundation in his name in the Philippines.

Notwithstanding you will be adequately rewarded for your assistance in this endeavor I have decided to offer you 30% of the said funds. Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible,

And while replying include your direct mobile phone so I that can give you a call immediately for further details.

Yours sincerely,

Barr. Michael vangidding.

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