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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: Andre BAUER <abauer@eurotainer.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 22:13:40 +0200
Subject: RE-INQUIRY


JAMES MORGAN AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
23 QUEEN'S PARADE,
LONDON, ENGLAND NW4

Email: jamesmorgan56@live.com
PHONE: +44 70111 63307
FAX:  +44 87150 36175


I am James Morgan, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine Mr. George Simon bequeathed you as His Next of Kin who died as a result of Heart condition after the death of all His family members in the Air France plane crash which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, 2009 - 8:33 p.m. ET as reported on:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/plane_crashes/Air-France-plane-missing-12355.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5463165/Air-France-plane-crash-two-bodies-recovered-from-Atlantic-says-Brazils-air-force.html

Mr. George Simon bequeathed you as his Next-Of-kin because of your profile he read on the internet, he said that "he believe that you will able to reach the poor with part of the money he has bequeathed to you as his Heir due to your humble and sincere profile that he had read about you" before his death.

I have established several contacts to reach you before now ever since his death, but there have not been any response from your end. I'm contacting you again with all hope and assurance that you will receive this mail because your email is the only contact information Mr. George Simon left behind before his death. The Bank of Mr. George Simon has issued me a notice to contact you (His Next Of Kin) to enable all "Rights & entitlement of Mr. George Simon to be paid to you which is a total deposit valued at Thirty Two Million United States Dollars ($32 Million Dollars) before the said fund will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the British Government as there have not been any response from you.

I'm contacting you as the Attorney of Late Mr. George Simon to seek your consent and approval to enable me contact the bank for the payment of your inheritance as this part of my duty and promise to Mr. George Simon before his death. This will be executed under legal procedures that will protect you from any breach of the law as enshrined in the constitution of the United Kingdom to enable the bank pay this inheritance to you.

I look forward to your consent and approval to enable me proceeds with all legal procedures as directed by the bank before this fund can be paid to you. Do feel free to contact me and I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private EMAIL (jamesmorgan56@live.com ) and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

Best Regards,
James Morgan
Attorney at Law

NOTE: PLEASE ALL YOUR REPLY/CORRESPONDENCE TO ME SHOULD BE SENT TO EMAIL: jamesmorgan56@live.com

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