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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: "Jeremy Summers(Esq)" <luis.buenano@tce.gob.ec>
Reply-To: "Jeremy Summers(Esq)" <jsummers.esq55@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:21:15 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: Soliciting Your Concern(Confidential)

31 Fairmead House,
London E92 5QN.



Good Day,

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 Jeremy Summers,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 2004.

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 ten(10) 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:jsummers.esq55@yahoo.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,
Jeremy Summers(Esq, QC)

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