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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: bright moon <brightm88@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 15:22:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: REPLY


Bright Moon & Associates(Solicitors & Advocates)Reply using Email:brightm88@yahoo.comPhone:+905384739381
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am contacting you to use you to recover  out this fund from the Security company here and invest it in your company front lining you to the company as a co business partner of my Late Depositor.
My late client Late Mr. Iman AL. Hilali  who is from the oil rich Libyan country was a private oil consultant/ contractor with shell Oil & Gas Development Company in Tripoli before he died as the result of that crisis and war that happened in Libya with all members of his family in April 20th 2011 when the then  Pro Gaddafi Forces attacked his family home in Misrata
Before his death,he deposited the sum of USD$16.8m.(Sixteen million Eight hundred thousand US dollars)being resources made from his oil deals with a security company name withheld for security reasons.
Since his death, none of his relatives or associates have come forward to lay claims to his funds as next-of-kin,as his wife whom he made his next of kin died along with him.
Based on the ethics and policies of the security company,the funds which is deposited as x ray photographic materials might be confiscated if no body comes to claim it as the security company does not know that its original content of the bus is cash in USD$ DOLLAR BILLS OF $100 carefully parked and seal in the vault box before depositing it to the Security Company.
I now seek your permission and assistance to present you and have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased,so that the BOX containing the money can be released and shipped to your home country under a diplomatic cover to you, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by me for it to be released in your favor as the beneficiary's next of kin for our joint investment in your country.
Note the following points;
The transaction is 100% risk free as security company Management knows very well that I am the attorney to the late CYZ BOX depositor when he was alive.
NOTE: The Security Company does not know that the ORIGINAL contents of the box marked with inscription CYZ 640 is money in $100/100 bills
The money however, will be divided into 3 parts, you will take 45% of the $16.8m, myself 50%, while 5% is set aside to offset any expenses we may individually en cure during the collection process.
That I will invest part of my share in your company while the rest will be used to help the less privileged home, e.g.motherless homes, handicapped homes as this are my reasons why I did not allow the security company  Directors to mess up my clients money while there are poor people in the society who needs help, I have decided within me,to open a Charitable Organization in Memory of my late client.

Please furnish me with the following information if you are interested .
1. Your Complete Names/ Address, in order for me to prepare the document for recovery of the package  in your name.
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers...For our personal contact and for easycommunication between both of us.
I await your urgent response.
Regards,
Upbeat  EsqAttorney at lawEmail - brightm88@yahoo.com

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