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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Wilfred Honorio" <wilhonorio0001@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 23:52:52 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello,Good Day


 Hello,Good Day,
My name is Barr. Wilfred Moses Honorio, a personal Attorney to Late Mr. DEHAINI Rahan from Germany who died along-side with his entire family on the 24th July 2014 on Air Algeria flight that crashed in Mali killing all 116 people on board, you can get more details on the site web address below:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/24/world/africa/air-algerie-flight



 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2706082/Was-Mali-plane-crash



Meanwhile, It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous correspondence between us, but his is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret hence I solicit your confidence in this matter. Actually my main purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me secure the sum of four million two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars (US$ 4,250.000.00 USD) left behind by my late client because I don’t want this money to be confiscate or declared unserviceable by the implicated Bank where the funds are deposited my late client before his accidental death occurred.
I got information about the (US$ 4,250.000.00 USD)  last year December 2014 from the group head of   research/commodities of the bank who  take charge of all commodities and  the key institutional clients (Banks, Asset managers, Hedge funds) on investment strategies.
In fact, I was invited by the bank supervisory as the recognized lawyer of the their late customer concerning the huge sum of money that was deposited in a secret account by my late client since the year 2003 under Blind Trust Fund Protection and we have been working on the project since then for the release of the funds to his NEXT OF KIN or RELATIVES according to his agreement with the bank before his sudden death. 
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but there is nothing really to worry about because all relevant documents and information as regards to the cash deposit is in my possession as we speak therefore I guarantee the success of this transaction in all legal definitions. As his attorney I have contacted the bank for the claim of the fund and the Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will be declared unclaimed and unserviceable account  and the fund will be seize or frozen by the bank.
This type of incident is not new, there are many people who try to evade taxes in their country of origin by depositing their money in a foreign secret accounts but I never knew my late client had one until his accidental death and fortunately the implicated bank have disclosed the secret and asked me to quickly to provide next of kin for the funds to be release.Since this account is secret and there is no one left to claim the fund I am contacting you as the relative who is going to be the officially recognized beneficiary to this funds (US$ 4,250.000.00 USD).
 I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the recipient of my late client's funds, so that the funds will be released to you as his next of kin.Like I said, all the legal documents to back up your claim/transaction as my client's next of Kin are with me. 
All I require is your honest cooperation and absolute confidentiality in order to guarantee success. Upon the completion of the transaction we shall map out wish 10% of the total money to be shared among the charity Organizations,while the remaining money will be shared equally between us. Please be assured that this transaction is entirely risk free as I guarantee the legality   and success of this transaction.
For more information please contact me on telephone +226  63 38 15 97, or E-mail: wilfred_law@lawyer.com If this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology because I will not compel you to accept or partner with me in this business  but if on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me,then kindly contact me with your interest to enable me start the process of claim immediately.Awaiting your immediate response.

Best Regards,

Barr.Wilfred M .Honorio(Esq)

Phone :( +226) 63-38-15-97

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