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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: Dieudonne Chambers <Dieudonne3@scoreevalves.com>
Reply-To: <eugenedieudonne41875@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 20:55:41 +0100
Subject: In God We Trust!

Hello,

I am Mr Eugene Dieudonne, from Madrid Spain. I am writing based on the need for you to assist me with a solution to a fund transfer. Firstly, I would apologize using this channel to reach you in a business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of us and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this transaction.

There’s an account opened by my German client Mr. Andreas Schranner with banco La caixa Spain in 1999 and till date nobody has operated on this account and after going through his files records in my chamber, I discovered that if I do not remit this huge fund urgently, it would be forfeited for nothing. This fixed deposit was for 15 years and upon maturity, I made effort to contact my client but could not reach him. I was forced to travel to Germany as his certified attorney and there I got the tragic news that, my client Mr. Andreas Schranner, his wife Maria, their daughter Andrea Eich, his son in law Christian, and their children Maximilian and Katharina, all perished on the Monday, 31 July, 2000 plane crash in western Germany city of Moenchengladbach. No other person knows about this account or information concerning its file with me. The account has no other beneficiary and my extensive investigation has proven as well that his company does not know anything about this account. View the web site bellow for more information on my late client. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

I want us to firstly, transfer 10 Million of this fund into your account or safe overseas account before the balance and this is to avoid any breach of law to both Countries. I am seeking your assistance in this regard, since my position within my sector debars me from operating foreign account. Should you be willing to assist in this transaction, your share commission as compensation will be 40percent, while I will receive 60 in total. The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. With my personality as an attorney in the society and with fund file prove of deposit still under my juridiction, I guarantee to facilitate all pepper works in the court to justify you the nest kin to the above deceased funds. Your area of specialization does not matter as it will not hinder the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me and this is 100% risk free.

Kindly notify me via my private email below by sending your secured mobile phone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal to enable me confide in you for more disclosure of information that probably may interest you.

Regards,
Eugene Dieudonne(esq)
Dieudonne Chambers.
Calle Serano N*10, Block 5 Madrid Spain

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