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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ASSOCIATES MARIO & CARMEN" <f.c.b.o.d@accountant.com>
Reply-To: mutualseguros.sa@europe.com
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:50:31 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: ASSOCIATES MARIO & CARMEN




ASSOCIATES MARIO & CARMEN
AV. DE LA FLORES 89,
28004 MADRID SPAIN
OUR REF: OAY/P01/7367/10/2015
YOUR REF: GETE/5815/ESP
Tel: + 34 631 590 880
Fax: +34 911 820 363
DATE: 01/ 12/ 2015
Open Attached Document file
Dear: Beneficiary,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being
utterly confidential and top secret. Though I know
that a transaction of this magnitude will make any
one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you
that all will be well at the end of the day.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. It may surprise
you receiving this letter from me, since there was no previous
correspondence between us. My name is Barrister Fernandez Santiago
personal Attorney to Late Engr. Greg King.

My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left
behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this fund valued €18,950, 000.00
(Eighteen Million, Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand Euro) deposited by my
client before his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account
will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury,
So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to my client has
proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for
your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of
my late client's fund, since you have the same last name, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to your account.

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of
Kin I shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation and
confidentiality to enable us achieves this transaction.

I wish to point out that I want 10% of this money to be shared among the
charity Organizations, while the remaining 90% will be shared equally
between us. This transaction is entirely risk free because am legally
equipped with all the necessary information/documentations concerning this
fund. I will use my position as the client’s attorney to guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
contact me via Tel: +34 631 590 880
Fax: +34 911 820 363, Email: bookingofficeq@yahoo.es your response, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand this transaction well.

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. However, if this
business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology.

If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, kindly get back
to me with your contact details and indication of interest so I can advice
you further on this regards.

Email: bookingofficeq@yahoo.es
ASSOCIATES MARIO & CARMEN
AV. DE LA FLORES 89,
28004 MADRID SPAIN

Kindest Regards
Barrister Fernandez Santiago

FIRST NAME: ____________MIDDLE NAME: _______________LASTNAME: ____________
ADDRESS: ________________________________________COUNTRY: ________________
TEL: ________________________________MOBILE: _________________FAX: _________
DATE OF BIRTH: __________________PROFESSION: ________________MARITAL
STATUS: ______________SEX: _________________EMAIL: _____________________
DATE: __________________________________SIGNATURE: _________________

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