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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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Fraud email example:

From: Monervile Messan <monerssan01tg@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: attorneymonervile1960@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 04:29:11 +1100 (EST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.............jan willem van goor


From The Principal Attorney
Monervile & Partners (Legal Practitioners).
182 Rue Du Akume Boulevard
Lome Togo West Africa.
Alternative Email/ attorneymonervile1960@hotmail.com

Attention:jan willem van goor ,

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter.Let me start by introducing myself properly to you.I am BARRISTER MONERVILE MESSAN the Attorney to your late uncle Engr.P.O.van Goor ,(Snr) a contractor with the Federal Government of lome-togo,until his death last three years ago in political crisis in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire,He Banked with Standard Trust Securities,lome-togo and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2004 worth US$30.Millions (Thirty Million United States Dollars).

The financial firm now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as Beneficiary.Efforts has been made by the Standard Trust Securities of lome-togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family Relatives,but they have met with no success.

As the deceased being a foreigner,that was why I decided to contact you so that you can put claim on this fund as you bear the same last name with him.Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and Members of the Board of directors, that arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared Unclaimed In order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to contact you so that you can stand as the next of kin to his properties.All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by me for this claim.I have secured from the probate an order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries,and more so I am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free.

Now it is left for you to deceide on what you will give me as my percentage for assisting you in this claim.I want to let you know that this transaction have to be done legitimately and confidential.

Please reply to my private email address: attorneymonervile1960@hotmail.com

Get back to me as soon as you read this message.

Yours Sincerely,
BARRISTER MONERVILE MESSAN ESQ

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