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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: "harry Collins" <harrycollins055@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_harrycollins1@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:34:55 +0100
Subject: Treat As Urgent/Keep Confidential.



 HARRY COLLINS & CO CHAMBERS

(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & SOLICITOR,

CO-OPERATE CONSULTANT)

NO 3 ALLEN AVENUE, IKEJA

LAGOS NIGERIA.

 

 

                             FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER HARRY COLLINS.

 

Dear Friend,

 

How are you today coupled with your health? Hope all is well with you. I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health; I present my best wishes to you and your family with blessings, goodness and mercies of God.

 

In a brief introduction, I am Harry Collins (Esq.) an Attorney/lawyer, How ever, I have sincerely bring this interesting Business proposal to discuss with you, the deal under discussion has to do with Late Eng. Steve Moore, a national of your country, who I happen to be his Personal Attorney, Eng. Steve Moore was employed as a Consultant/contractor with shell oil company an oil manufacturing company in Nigeria. 

 

On 25th December 2003, my client with his wife and their only daughter was involved in a plane crash victims on their annual Vacation with Boe 727-type airplane belonging to African Transport Union (ATU). In this fatal tragedy with Beirut-bound flight, 130 persons died and Over 15 others still reported missing, while other passengers survived.

 

Check the links below to confirm this tragedy event.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3353551.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3350455.stm

 

Consequently, my client made a (fixed) deposited on his account with United Bank For Africa (UBA), which accrues to about US$31,500,000.00  (Thirty one Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars only).

 

Hence my decision to contact you is for the both of us to go into partnership to acquire this huge sum, since I could not locate any of my late client relative to claim his left fund in the bank, as his representing Attorney/lawyer I have made several inquiries to the Embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, but the effort resulted unsuccessful.

 

However, the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be fully protected once this deal is concluded.

 

All I want is your consent to present you as my late client next of kin, because according to the banking retune here, this fund will be reverted to the government ownership as abandoned treasury if no body applies as his next of kin and this notice as been addressed to my office lately.

 

Therefore, you as a foreigner is fully qualified to stand as the next of kin to my late client so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials as the expiration period is at hand.

 

Please note that there is no risk at all, my position as his representative Attorney and a senior advocate guarantee the successful execution of this transaction as all the legal document will be made available to back up our claim and also protect us from any drench of the law.

 

It is expected that upon the receipt of your acceptance, this transaction will be concluded within 7 or more Banking days and I have suggest that we share the fund in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me. Please send to me your private phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence.

 

Please make available the information below to enable me file-in an application of claim on your behalf.

 

You’re full name.

You’re Resident address.

Phone/Fax number.

Occupation: 

 

Send your reply through my private email address:  barr_harrycollins@yahoo.it

 

Best Regards,

 

 Harry Collins. (Esq.)

Principal Attorney.

Harry Collins &Co Chambers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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