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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: "Dr.Joseph Briggs" <jmb447@anderson.com.au>
Reply-To: jmb004@samuraiemail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:20:20 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply.

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Dear Friend,
My Name is Dr.Joseph Briggs From Harlsden, North West London , here in
England.I work for NatWest Bank London. I am writing following an
opportunity in my office that will be of an immense benefit to both of us.

In my department,being the Manager (Greater London Regional Office), I
discovered an abandoned sum of $12.5million USA Dollars ( Twelve million
five hundred thousand Usa Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers Late Mr.Thompson Morrison.

An american citizen who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his
wife and only daughter.The choice of contacting you is aroused from the
geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity
of the transaction.and the confidentiality herein.Now our bank has been
waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has
done that.

I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for the past
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will
Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at
12.5Million Dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to
you.All i need is to fill in your names to the ducuments and legalise it in
the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary.

while we have made arrangement with Diplomatic Envoy in service to move the
money through diplomatic process to your country with all the necessary
papers to enhance depositing the money in to a bank in your country.All I
require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable
us see this transaction through.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, provide me the
following: as we have 5 days to run it through. this is very very URGENT
PLEASE.


1. Your Full Name......................


2. Your Mobile Telephone Number........................


3.Your Contact Address.......................................


urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,

Dr.Joseph Briggs
+447035908870
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