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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: "Rajan Berry" <rajanberry36@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:20:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ADVOCACY NOTICE

ADVOCACY NOTICE
FROM: RAJAN BERRY
WOODFORDS SOLICITORS
70-72 PARSONS GREEN LANE
EMAIL:: rajberry22@yahoo.com.hk

I am writing you this mail with the purpose that we go into partnership. I
am a solicitor to Mr. Bezion Dunner a philanthropist who passed on last
year with a sum valued 39.9 Million USA dollars out of the records of his
written will. I have all the powers/privileges as his solicitor and do
want to file the legal documents for the release of the money to you as
the next of kin.

I wish to state that my reason for contacting you though we have not met
is because I have been in the legal industry as such has no
businessexperience nor managing charity home .Besides with the brief
profile of yours in the internet, I feel that you will be capable to
handle this project of great trust and benefit for the two of us.
Therefore, I will rely on you to assist me in the charity home and
possibly in investing my share in real estate. Out rightly, the money
involved is quite a huge sum
as you know .I do propose that we use 20% for charity work, then 80%
should be shared on the percentage to be agreed between you and I.I am of
the suggestion that we have the 80% divided equally between the two of
us,that is: you will have 15.84 million US dollars while I will have 15.84
million US Dollars.

The source of the money, I had stated this in afore that a deceased client
of mine Mr. Benzion Dunner had proposed that the money be used for
charity, unfortunately, before he died we did not make a written statement
to this effect in the will. You can read about Mr. Benzion Dunner:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/04/01/do0104.xml

In your reply Please include:
1. Your full names
2. telephone+ mobile phone
3. Address
4. Age
5. Marital status
6. Occupation

With this information I will file the preliminary claim and estate
execution order so that we can start the legal process I will commence the
probate documentation immediately I receive your details. Please send the
above information with to EMAIL:: rajberry22@yahoo.com.hk

Thanks

Yours sincerely
Rajan R. Berry

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