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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: Mike Foxx <ngu_james200061@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Mike Foxx <mikefoxxb@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:53:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: GREETINGS.



Dear Partner,
I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense Benefit
to both of us. Being an executor of wills, Codicil and Administration
of Estate, it is possible that we may be tempted to make fortune out
of our client's situations when we cannot help it, or left with no
better option.

I am Real Estate | Probate Lawyer Mike Nj.Foxx, Courthouse Chambers,
Cork, Ireland. The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my client
Denny Colin (M) (an Irish and also Australia National by birth) a
consultant/contractor with Gulf Maritime General Trading & contracting
Company) who WILLED a fortune to his next-of-kin. It was most
unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin Denny Sawitree (F)died on the
same day in the One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight OG269 Phuket
Airport plane crash of Monday,17th September 2007 from Bangkok to
Phuket, a Thai island resort.
For more information see full Passenger’ Manifest:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/09/19/headlines/headlines_30049142.php

I am now faced with the Task of who to pass the fortune to. According
to the Irish law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the
Government. However, I don't belong to that school of thought which
proposes that the fortune of unlucky people be given to the
Government. My client made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at
(7, 500,000.00) Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds
Sterling for twelve (12) calendar months with Ulster Bank Ltd,
Ballincollig Cork, Ireland. Upon maturity, the bank sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

As the legal representative, It is my legal duty to inform Ulster Bank
Ltd about the sudden death of my client and to present the Next of Kin
in accordance with the Irish Probate and Inheritance laws. This sum of
7,500,000.00 Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling is
in the Bank right now and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. In accordance with the
Irish Law on probate and Inheritance, at the expiration of 8 (eight)
years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Irish Government,
if nobody applies as the Next of kin to Claim the fund. Consequently,
I shall present you to stand as the next of kin to my Late Client so
that you and I can benefit from the fruit of this old man's labour to
enhance Humanitarian Organization World wide. For now, I alone know
about his last will/Testament, as my client has great confident in me.

Everything will be left between you and I. The share would be 50% for
you and 50% for me. All I have to Do is to amend the Last
will/Testament of my late client to make you the beneficiary (next of
Kin) to the claim of the Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling legally. As I am not very sure of getting your consent on the
issue, I prefer not to divulge my full identity so as not to risk
being disbarred. The Irish Bar considers it a breach of the oath of
the Irish Bar.

I need not emphasize to you that the sensitivity of this issue need
not be toyed with by neglecting its confidentiality. Due to the risk
involve and also the activities of fraudsters now rampant on the
Internet, and until I am sure of your consent, full co-operation and
genuine willingness to assist me for our mutual benefit, I would
prefer that we maintain correspondence by email.

Upon acceptance, I shall send to you a copy of the probate and
Inheritance return information form and the detailed Information on
how this business would be successfully transacted. At this point I
want to assure you that your true consent, full co-operation and
confidentiality are all that are required for us to take full
advantage of this great opportunity.

Do send your full names, address, and Private telephone & fax numbers.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours truly,

Barrister Mike Nj.Foxx.

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