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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: nnabuenyi2 destiney <nnabuenyi72@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: aguleri7@myway.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 03:37:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: nnabuenyi72@yahoo.com

I am Barrister Richard Cole, a solicitor at law from

London base in Cotonou, Benin Republique. I am the

personal attorney to Mr. Morris Thomson,a native of

Alaska, who was the former Chairman of Doyon Ltd ;

Herein-after shall be referred to as my client. On the

January 31st 2000,my client, his wife Thelma Thompson,

and daughter Sheryl Thompson,were involved in a

crashed into the Pacific Ocean not far from Los

Angeles. All 83 passengers and five crew members) on

board Alaska Airlines Flight 261 were

kill.http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

more details about the deceased himself,you can check

on(http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html).

Since then I have made several enquiries to the

American embassy to locate any of my clients extended

relatives in respect to his properties inLondon,

France,Spain and Holland.


This has also proved unsuccessful. After these several

unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track any of his

relatives over the Internet. I got your contact on the

internet and therefore decided to contact you. I have

contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and

properties left behind by my client before they get

confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank

where this huge deposit were lodged.Particularly, the

London Branch of the one of the Leading International

Bank in the World,where the deceased had an account

valued at about £27.5m(Pound Sterlings). The Bank has

issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have

the account confiscated within the next twenty-one

official working days as the account has been dormant

for the passed years. Since l have been unsuccessful

in locating his relatives for over 5 years now, I seek

your consent to present you asthe next of kin of the

deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued

at £27.5 Pounds Ster ling can be paid to you, and

then you and I can share the money. 60% for me ,

30% for you and 10% for any expenses incure by both

side.


I will produce all necessary legal documents that can

be used to backup any claim we may present

All I require is your,confidentiality and honest

co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I

guarantee that this will be executed under a

legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any

breach of the law.To enable us discuss further, please

forward to me your direct telephone and fax number for

me to call you.


Best regards,

Barrister Richard Cole.



- nnabuenyi2 destiney


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