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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: Barrister Albert Meyer <root@tsc.com.pe>
Reply-To: <almeyer1881@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:02:02 -0400
Subject: Investment Proposal

Good Day,

You are being contacted today in respect of a proposition that will be financially rewarding to you and I. This may not be the most ideal form of introduction since we have not had the privilege of meeting each other before now,nevertheless, I implore you to go through the content of this mail carefully before making any decision.

I am Barrister Albert Meyer a Solicitor at law and attorney to Lt. Frank Hover, a soldier serving his second tour of duty with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)in Afghanistan. A few weeks ago, there was a helicopter crash in Afghanistan that led to the death of nine troops from the NATO-led force and unfortunately, my client was one of the soldiers that died in that crash.

Please visit the website below to get the details of the crash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100921/ts_nm/us_afghanistan

My client's first tour of duty was in Iraq where he made US$75 Million which is part of the money that was discovered in one of the palaces of the late Saddam Hussein. He successfully moved the funds out of Iraq with the assistance of a red cross official to a safe location where the funds was kept in a Vault.All the relevant documents that has to do with the fund was handed over to me after it was deposited and they are in my possession.Most Importantly, I was also given the consignment Pin Code that must be presented to the storage facility before they can hand over the funds.

The agreement they had with the storage facility where the funds was deposited is for 3 years and if the package is not claimed before the expiration date or the agreement is not renewed upon expiration, the content in that vault will be forfeited in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

With the sudden death of my client,renewal of that agreement is no longer feasible and I do not want the funds to be confiscated either. Consequently, I want to present you as the legal recipient of the funds because there is no documented relative of my late client as he grew up in welfare homes. He once confided in me that after his tour of duty ends in Afghanistan, he will search for his biological parents. Unfortunately, he has gone to his grave without achieving that dream.

Everything is in place for the successful retrieval of the funds and what I need from you is your acceptance and we shall proceed. The funds will be split 50% both ways ( for you and I) if you accept to assist in this transaction.

If you are willing to partake in this transaction, the requested information is needed to expedite action.

1. Your Name

2. Telephone and Mobile Numbers

3. Occupation and Age.

It is of paramount importance that you keep the details of the transaction to yourself. Utmost confidentiality and secrecy are what is needed from you in order to successfully complete the transaction. For security reasons, I will give you the information regarding the location of the storage facility only after you have confirmed your willingness to take part in this transaction.

However, If you are not capable of handling the transaction, please delete this message and do not tell anyone about it.

I await your response urgently as there is limited time left to the expiration of the agreement.

Regards

Barrister Al Meyer

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