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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: bar eustace <bar_eustace34@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 15:27:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attention: Next of Kin,


EUSTACE AND ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS
Office located at Lot 112 Cendei AV.City ; Cotonou Country; Benin Rep,.
Tel: +22995326444

_________________________________________________________________

Attention: Next of Kin,

My Dear friend, Let me start by formally introducing myself to you, I am barrister Eustace Okoro of Eustace and Associate Benin Republic , a legal practitioner. I am the attorney representing Engr. James Coleman, who formally worked as a consultant to Oil prospecting companies in Benin republic. He made fortune for him self and I was his personal attorney for over a period of five years.

Base on my relationship with my late client, he informed me of some wonderful ideas he wants to embark on which was to build one or two churches and mosque around the third wave countries and also to donate monies to churches and mosque and also to help the less privilege homes around the globe with this deposit of US$ 4,860.00M he made through a CODED account In his local bank here which he gave me his deposit certificate to keep as his lawyer.

My client lost his life in Tsunami disaster while on vacation with his family in Thailand at the famous tourist resort island, according to report reaching me base on an extensive inquiry through Benin Rep. embassy in Thailand reveal that none of his family member survived the devastating Tsunami disaster. My late deceased client live most of his life time here in Benin republic and took here as a home, since according to him, he was raise up in an orphanage in his country having been abandon by his mother.

The bank chairman and members of the board of directors and stakeholders commenced arrangement for the fund to be declared as “Unclaimed” and subsequently be donated as trust fund for arms/ammunition to further enhance the course of war in Africa for their selfish interest/investment. In order to avert this negative development, I seek for your consent to present you as the next of Kin/beneficiary of the deceased since I have been unsuccessful to locate the relatives for some years, and as the personal attorney to my late client, anyone I present as the next of Kin to the bank remain the next of kin with the power of attorney which shall be prepared by my chamber. I am not pursuing this claim only for financial gain, it’s a duty I owe to my late client as I intend to use part of the fund to establish a foundation in his name, notwithstanding, you will be adequately rewarded for your assistance in this Endeavour when you indicate your interest, let me know how many
percentage of the said fund you would want me to offer you for your assistance.

Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible. Respond to me via my private email written above and below and please kindly call me on my telephone number as soon as you receive this mail, to let me know that you receive the email.

Tele. +22995326444.
Yours sincerely Barrister Eustace Okoro
EUSTACE AND ASSOCIATES.



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