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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: "ADAM WEBSTER" <ADAM.WEBSTER
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:32:42 +0100
Subject: MY PLEASURE!!!

Good day to you. I may have to trouble your sense of
personal achievement and reward for an opportunity
properly taken advantage of.

I am Barrister Adam Webster, a representative and an
attorney to Kenneth Lay, the former chairman & CEO,
Enron Corp. Industry: Energy & Natural Resources Home.
He deposited Seven Million Dollars(US $7,000,000.00)
with me when he was in power as the chairman of the
Corp.

I am contacting you because I want you to deal with
the Finance house and claim the money on my behalf
since I have declared that the Funds belong to my
foreign business partner. You shall also be required
to assist me in investment in your country. I hope to
trust you as a God fearing person who will not sit on
this money when you claim it, rather assist me
properly, shared in these percentages, 60% to me and
40% to you. When I receive your positive response I
will let you Know where the Finance house is and the
document's to lay claims to the funds, which is very
important. What I need is for you to indicate your
interest that you will assist us by receiving the
money on my behalf in Europe. For this, you shall be
considered to be the beneficiary to the funds. The
project in brief, is that the funds with which we
intend to carry out our proposed investments in your
country, is presently in the custody of a finance
house in Europe. I do not want the government of my
Country to know about the money because they will
believe I got the money from the sales of Enron stock
when my client was the Chairman & C.E.O. of Enron.

Once I have your details in full, the finance house
will contact you for Release of the funds to your
account As soon as payment is effected, and the amount
mentioned above is successfully transferred into your
account, I intend to use my own share in acquiring
some estates in your country.For this too, you shall
also be the overseas manager of all our properties and
you will be paid based on a certain percentage agreed
on by both parties.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
urgently via e-mail::

adamwebster_006@myway.com


I am presently in the United Kingdom.

Please, provide me the following:

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Age
5.Country
6.Occupation

As soon as I receive these details, we can discuss
further herein this transaction.

Thanks in advance

Barrister Adam Webster.



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