The e-mail here is just one type of the thousands of scam e-mail variants sent out each day by 419 scammers. If you've received an e-mail even remotely similar to the one on this page or if you have arrived at this page via an internet search resulting from an e-mail that you received, I can 100% guarantee that YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

This is an internet scam! Do NOT send these scammers money for any reason. [ BEGIN SCAM E-MAIL ]   From:     brown willison <brown.willison@aliceadsl.fr> Subject:     I COUNT ON YOUR TRUST. Date:     Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:36:53 +0200 (06:36 EDT) Dear Friend,   Hope this e-mail wouldn't come to you as a surprise. Having gone through  your profile, I am convinced and pleased to solicit your sincere and  urgent assistance over this matter. I am Barrister Barth Evans,Attorney to one late.Mr Michael Forest a local contractor with the Lagos State Government of Nigeria. My client Late was awarded a contract worth of Twenty-Five Million United States  Dollars (25,000,000:00USD) by the Lagos state Government of Nigeria for  the maintenance and construction of roads in the states in 2006 and the contract was fully executed by my late client.  My client has been paid  Fifteen Million United States Dollars from the contract and he was to  receive the balance payment of the contract, but unfortunately my client  was involved in a fatal auto accident with hisentire family on Sagamu  Express Road where he eventually lost hislife and his two kids and wife.This was in 25th of December of 2007.Sequel to the death of late client, there is every need to present a next of kin to Lagos State Government so  that they can release the balance of his contract money. Already the  CONTRACTPAYMENT OFFICE under the Lagos State Government has contacted me  that the balance payment for the executed contract, which has been  approved for payment, is ready for collection. I am therefore asked to  present the beneficiary/next of kin for the claim of the money (draft)  from their office. At this juncture, I have decided to divert this Ten Million United States  Dollars to a foreigner who will be presented to LSG, by soliciting the  assistance of a reliable individual (A Foreigner) that will be presented  as the beneficiary/next of kin of the fund.  I will prepare all legal documents in your name as the successor /next of  kin from our Federal High Court to back up the claim on your behalf which  will enable Lagos State Government to release the money to me on your  behalf as the known next of kin to my late client. As soon as I hear your  positive response; action will commence. Please bear in mind that there is no risk involved in this transaction, but it requires absolute sincerity  and confidentiality due to the nature of the transaction.  I am willing to  give you 35% of the fund as a reward foryour assistance in this transaction  and I have set aside 5% of the money to take care of any expenses that  will be involved locally or internationally during the process of executing the business. I will want you to respond to my email on with your private phone numbers  for quick communication. I look forward to your swift response.All correspondence should be direct to office private mail:okayudenze09@hotmail.com Regards, Barr.Brown Willison   [ END SCAM E-MAIL ]

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these scam e-mails have absolutely no connection with this scam! The scammers never use their real names. They frequently take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters.

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job with salary/commision, low-interest loan, lottery prize, cheap gold dust/diamonds, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

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