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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 Peters Smith <barr.peters_smith1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <barr.peters_smith2@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:52:56 -1200
Subject: Just Read This



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Dear Mr/Mrs, kind note; write back to me on my new email
barr.peters_smith2@yahoo.com

Thank you for your reply. Please and please reply me on my private
email: barr.peters_smith2@yahoo.com for it to get to me.

What I meant in short is that I work for the Ziraat Bankasi Bank of
Turkey as the present External Auditor.

And so just last week, I discovered a very large sum of money belonging
to a late customer of the bank.

This account has been dormant for a very long time since 1999 (12years
now). The Investigation and personal research I have conducted show that
he died along his entire family in a fatal plane crash 12years ago and
has left nobody to benefit the funds totaling 11.3 Million GBP.

So I contacted you haven found your email address and I am proposing,
therefore, if you will be interested to stand in as the next-of-kin. I
have all the legal documents to put you forward as the sole beneficiary
of the funds, being a barrister at law.As well all files purporting to
the funds in the bank are in my possession so you do not have even one
little cause to worry about.

All you have to compensate me with will come as your personal will; I
am not going to task you. If I can not see any one to stand in, then my
bank will send the money to the bank treasury as unclaimed funds.

Looking to receive from you with these details to proceed.

Full Name.....................
Sex...........................
Age.......................
Occupation....................
Mobile No.....................
Email Address.......
Residential Contact...........
Marital Status................
Region...............
State and Nationality.........

With kind regards, Call me on:+44-70-4573-9682. Email me on:
barr.peters_smith2@yahoo.com if you want your email to get to me.

Barr. Peters Smith

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