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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: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS P. CHINGHA." <barri.chinga19@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: williams_legalpractitioner@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 07:14:10 +0700
Subject: From The Desk Of Barrister Williams P chinga,


From The Desk Of Barrister Williams P chinga,
William Legal Practitioner & Chamber.
1087 Cheang Wattana Road,Nonthanburi,
Bangkok, Thailand
Email: peter.williams@smbslaw.com
Tel:00(66)853-644-227.
TELFAX:00(66)27345216.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5274958.stm

DEAR GOOD FRIEND,

BEFORE I PROCEED, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO
YOU I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING
A RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION.

MY NAME IS BARRISTER WILLIMS P CHINGA, A SOLICITOR AND THE PERSONAL
ATTORNEY TO LATE MR.ROLAND HUK, A CITIZEN OF AMERICA, WHO OWNS A DIAMOND
COMPANY HERE IN BANGOKOK THAILAND IN AFTER REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.

ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST 2006, IT WAS REPORTED TO US, THAT MY CLIENT,
WHILE RETURNING FROM VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY FROM RUSSIA, ALL DIED IN THE
TUPOLEV-154 CRASH LEAVING FROM BLACK SEA HOLIDAY RESORT OF ANAPA TO
ST.PETERSBURG.MY CLIENT AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY UNFORTUNATELY LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE CRASH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PEOPLE, VISIT THIS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5274958.stm

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY
OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, WHICH HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AFTER THESE
SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, THE NEED TO CONTACT YOU.

MY MAIN REASON FOR CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY
AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY ARE CONFISCATED OR
DECLARED UNCLAIMED FUND BY THE BANK WHERE THEY ARE DEPOSITED/LODGED.

PARTICULARLY,SIAM CITY BANK BANGKOK THAILAND WHERE THE DECEASED HAS A FIXED
SUM OF $15 MILLOIN(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

THE SAID BANK HAS ISSUED ME A FINAL NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF
MY LATE CLIENT OR THEY WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER CHOICE THAN TO CONFISCATE
HIS FUNDS.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING MY CLIENT'S RELATIVES FOR THE
PAST TWO YEARS, NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
MY LATE CLIENT.

SO THAT THE SAID FUNDS AS STATED ABOVE I.E, THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS CAN BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT
FOR SIAM CITYBANK BANGKOK THAILAND.

WE CAN TAKE PART OF IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO CHARITY,AS IT IS PART OF
WHAT MY LATE CLIENT ALWAYS DO WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. I HAVE ALL NECESSARY LEGAL
DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE USED TO BACK UP ANY CLAIM WE MAY MAKE ALL I REQUIRE IS
YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS ARRANGEMENT THROUGH, I
GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

PLEASE REPLY TO ME VIA MAIL THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;
peter.williams@smbslaw.com

1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DATE OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
7. FAX NUMBER
8. MARITAL STATUS

Best regards .
Barrister Williams P chinga [ESQ]

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