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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 MARCEL WALSH"<micheal_robert2@myway.com>
Reply-To: barr_marcelx1@myway.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:35:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: HELLO


BARRISTER MARCEL WALSH14 ORCHARD STREET,BRISTOL, BS1 5EHLONDON - UKHELLO ,COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY!I GOT YOUR CONTACT ON MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED PERSON TO HANDLE A TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE. I KNOW THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS MAIL MIGHT SOUND SO STRANGE, BUT I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT EVERY WORD OF IT IS TRUE I NELSON BORMAN A LAWYER AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT TO A DECEASED IMMIGRANT MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER,PROPERT MAGNATE WHO WAS BASED IN THE U.K., WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY CLIENT. ON THE MONTH OF JULY 2000, MY CLIENT, HISWIFE MARIA, THEIR DAUGHTER ANDREA EICH, HER HUSBAND CHRISTIAN, AND THEIR CHILDRENKATHARINA AND MAXIMILIA ALL DIED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD PLANE CRASH ,THEY WERE BOUND FOR NEW YORK IN THEIR PLAN FOR A WORLD CRUISE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH AND PEOPLE, VISIT THISWEBSITE:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm .SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN MANAGING HIS PROPERTIES HERE IN THE U.K. AND SOME OTHERS WHICH HE PUT OUT FOR SALE.THE
PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE LONG BEEN PUT OUT ON SALE BEEN DEPOSITED INTO HIS LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT HERE. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEYAND ESTATE LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET SEIZED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY HIS BANK.PARTICULARLY, THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME WITH A NOTICE TO PROVIDE ANY OF HIS RELATIVE OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISTICATED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.MY LATE CLIENT HAS AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT $12.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY. IT QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT HIS SON MAXIMILIA WAS LEGAL DOCUMENTED AS THE NEXT OF KIN DIED IN THE PLAN CRASH LEAVING VACCUME TO BE FILLED AND WITH NO ONE COMING FORWARD SINCE MY CLIENT PASSED ON. I NOW SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS A REALTIVE TO MY DECEASED CLIENT, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF HIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT 25.3 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY CAN BE PAID TO YOU.THIS I INTEND WE SHARE AMONGST OURSELVES IN THE RATIO OF 50% TO ME AND 40% FOR YOU WHILE THE BALANCE 10% WE SHALL USE FOR SETTLING ANY
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT MIGHT ARISE.ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. TRUST ME AS HIS LAWYER AND PERSONAL CONSULTANT THAT THIS IS A RISK-FRE TRANSACTION. PLEASE GET IN TOUCHWITH ME VIA MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAILADDRESS:....... AND SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:1)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS AS YOU WANT THEM USED INTHE PAYMENT DOCUMENTS2)YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS .3)YOUR AGE4) YOUR OCCUPATION/POSITIONUPON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION,WE WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE BANK WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM COURT PROVING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/RELATIVE AND OF THE FUNDS.PLEASE USE MY PRIVATE MAIL FOR EASY CONTACT(barr_marcelx1@myway.com)THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR COOPERATION.MY WARM PERSONAL REGARDS,BARRISTER MARCEL WALSH

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