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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: "BARR JACK VANRENOS" <xxxmr10@excite.com>
Reply-To: jack_vanrenos009@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:35:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dear Friend,








Children & Families Law Firm

1-3 Brixton Rd London, SW9 6DE, United Kingdom

Contact Person: Jack Vanrenos Esq



Dear Friend,



I am Barrister Jack Vanrenos personal Attorney to

Ronald Lake and Joyce Lake who used to work with Frank Howard Allen

Realtors. On the

31st of January 2000, my client and his wife were involved in a Plane

Crash(Alaska Airlines Flight 261) all passengers unfortunately lost

their lives, since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of

my

clients? extended relatives but this proved

unsuccessful.

You can read more about their death on this website below:

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

After all these several unsuccessful attempts, since it's not

compulsory that the next-of-kin must be a blood relation to the

deceased, hence I contacted you because you are from the same country

with my late client, Be informed that a next-of-kin can be anybody,

friends or organization.

Presently, the Bank where the deceased (my client) had

a Deposit valued at US$36, 700. 000.00 Million issued me a notice to

provide the

next-of-kin to my client to receive its benefit or have the account

confiscated, so I have contacted you to assist me in repatriating this

benefit left behind by my client before they get confiscated or

declared unserviceable by the Bank.

To this effect, I now seek your consent to present you

to the Bank as the next of kin of the deceased (my Client) so that the

proceeds of

this Deposit valued at US$36.7Million can be paid to you

and then you and I will share the money; 50% to me and 40% to you,

while 10% should be given to any Orphanage Home.

I guarantee 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 with the below details immediately you

acknowledge the good receipt of this message.

Full Name:

Full Address:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

Mobile Number:

Private Email:

Age:

Occupation:

Country of Origin:

Sex:

Marital Status:

Your prompt response will be highly appreciated

Yours sincerely,

Jack Vanrenos Esq









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