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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: "THOMAS ROCHE" <law.roche@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:16:13 +0300
Subject: FROM THOMAS ROCHE



THOMAS ROCHE& SOLICITORS

ADVOCATE (LAWYER)
Address: 3584 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, ON K8H 2W7 London =


TEL: +447937025876 FAX : +34911820200 =


Email: law.roche@gmail.com

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>From the Desk of Chief Attorney
Thomas Roche,
=
Date: 16/06/2015
=

I am Thomas Roche, a solicitor at law and a senior advocate of the federat=
ion and a legal adviser to (HSBC BANK LONDON) Engr . J.H. McLaughlin Jr=
=2026.. a 55 year old MPRI Contractor and also a secret foreign contractor =
and consultant to one of the country Ex-President, who died on the 5th Marc=
h 2013, Here in after, Engr. J. H. McLaughlin Jr was my client, Fortunately=
, your last name as contained are mostly same as the last name of my diseas=
ed client been attached to the bank account as the Next of Kind, held in HS=
BC Bank controlled by Engr. J. H. McLaughlin on behalf of one African Late =
president offshore transaction, since last year I have thought tracking a r=
eliable person with the same last name of Engr. J.H. McLaughlin Jr, I was t=
he legal Practitioner adviser during opening of the account to avoid prosec=
ution in case of any matter arise between him and the Ex-president of one o=
f the country in our global network of which I kept the confidentiality and=
all the secrecy therein till date. I have decided to track the very last =
name hence I contacted you.
I have the greatest sense of humane initiating this inter-partnership cont=
act and collaborative mutual business support relationship with you to assi=
st in repatriating of the account Capital valued at (US$48. 5M) Forty Eight=
Million, Five hundred thousand United state dollars left behind by my late=
client before it will be declared unserviceable by the bank though the HSB=
C Bank, accountant is aware of this present arrangement to move the funds.
I seek therefore, your formal consent to present your receiving bank accou=
nt as the Next of Kin to the deceased since you have the same last names so=
that the fund will be transferred accordingly to any bank account you will=
nominate in your country or any other country overseas, Therefore on recei=
pt of your positive response and absoluteness of your confident, we shall t=
hen discuss the sharing Ratio and how the fund will be transferred to your =
bank account swiftly.
Note I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back u=
p this transaction. All I require of you is your honest cooperation and rel=
iability to enable us see this transaction successful. In a short time, I g=
uarantee that this will be executed under a legal and legitimate arrangemen=
t that will protect every one of us from breach of the law.
Your Swift response is highly recommended and Please send your reply here a=
t, =

Email: law.roche@gmail.com you can also feel free to call me on my direct =
phone number above.
=

Best Regards

=

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=

Barrister. Thomas Roche,


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