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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: FRED JACK ATTORNEY <fredjack2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:29:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT.

 

FRED JACK ATTORNEY

ATTORNEYS,SOLICITORS,CONVEYANCERS& AND ADMINISTRATORS

No. 152 CRESTA ROAD, MELROSE ARCHE

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Tel: +27 73 820 2624

Email:  fredjack2004@gmail.com

Email:  fredjack2004@hotmail.com

 

Our Ref: FRNK JU20 Your Ref:

 

 

Dear Friend,

 

BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFIT.

 

My name is Fred Jack, personal Attorney to late Mr. Adams Walker, a national of your country who died along with his wife and his two sons in a plane crash.

 

My late client left behind a deposit of Ten Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10,200,000.00usd) in his domiciliary bank account in a bank here in South Africa. After the death of my client, his bankers contacted me as his Attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune.

 

The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of

the period given to me.

 

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage as nationals from the same country, so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at $10.2 Million Dollars can be paid to you.

 

We shall both share the fund, 40% to me and 55% to you, while 5% should be for Expenses or Tax as your Government

may require, I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim .

 

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

 

Please get in touch with me by telephone or email to enable us discuss further.

 

Warmest Regards.

 

Fred Jack Esq.

Reply through: fredjack2004@gmail.com  or  fredjack2004@hotmail.com

 

  

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