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, 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:     David Brown Associates & Co <dr_williams_smith@hotmail.com> Reply-to:     <mr_davidbrown0@live.com> Subject:     YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED PLEASE Date:     Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:58:22 +0100 (10:58 EST) David Brown Associates & Co RPA Consulting, Nechells parkway Birmingham, United Kingdom. Attn:Mr/Mrs I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous notice,I had to use this means of communication because it is an easier way of making contact with people around the world. My name is Barr. David Brown, a consultant in practice here in Birmingham United Kingdom. had a friend/ client by name Mr. Johan ,a nationale of your country, a contractor based in London now deceased. My client lost his life alongside his wife and only child in 2005 while on a visit to Sri Lanka. Prior to the Death of my Late Client,He secured a contract of US$12,500,000.00 million from the Kingdom of Bahrain, following which he received a 30% mobilization fee of US$3,750,000. 00 Million and successfully executed the contract, but the balance of US$8, 750,000.00 Million contract payment was in the Process of being transferred into his Account which he submitted to the Bahrain Government when he lost his life in the Tsunami Disaster. Three Months after his sudden death, the Government effected the transfer of the balance of his Contract Funds into the account that my deceased Client has on his file with the Government. As his friend, personal assistant and his business consultant, I have been officially notified and instructed by the bank where the money is currently deposited that I should provide and forward the particulars of my deceased client's next of kin so that the funds in his account can be remitted into his Next of Kin's account in accordance with the Bahrain Laws. However, as his personal assistance and close confidant, I want you to know that my late Client died intestate, i.e he died without leaving a WILL and all my efforts to locate any of his relatives whom I can present to the Bank has proved abortive. Therefore I am seeking for your consent to present you as the relative/next of kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$8,750,000.00 million can be paid to you based on similarity of your name and that of my client. I can assure you that this is a harmless opportunity and I can also assure you that there won't be any breach of the law in the process as I am familiar with the sequence and in control of the situation here. The bank has agreed to effect transfer of funds on provision of my client's relation and this has to be strictly on my recommendation thus my contact with you since you share the same name with my deceased client. On receipt of a positive response from you, I will furnish you with details of the transaction and also we shall discuss your percentage before taking further steps.Do get back to me with the information below.(mr_davidbrown0@live.com) YOUR NAME IN FULL.. OCCUPATION... ADDRESS.... TEL/FAX SEX... MARITAL STATUS...   [ 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.

This is just a small sampling of the many hundreds of advance fee fraud e-mails received each day here at 419 BAITER headquarters. It is 100% pure B.S. Purity Guaranteed!

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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