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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: "Senor.Merida" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <merida1213@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:48:59 +0100
Subject: Partnership and Cooperation Required

Good day,
 
 
Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail
Instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail.
 
 
 
This is due to the urgency and importance of The information. I humbly crave
your indulgence to read this e-mail with all seriousness of purpose devoid of
any doubt in your mind because This project is based on Trust, Confidentiality
and Sincerity of purpose in order to have an Acceptable meeting of the minds.
Although we never met before, but I have every reason to believe That you are a
highly respected personality, considering the fact That I got your E- mail
address through the Internet, my online Network, while searching for a reliable
and reputable person to Handle this transaction.
 
 
 
I am a senor manager accounts/audit in UNICAJA (BANCO UNICAJA) here in spain. I
am Writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of Immense benefit
to both of us. In my department i discovered an Abandoned sum of 10.5 million
Euros(Ten million five hundred Thousand Euros Only) in an account that belongs
to one of our Foreign customers who Unfortunately lost his life on his way to
the Airport. Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting
His next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot
release it unless somebody applies for it as Next of kin or relation to the
Deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
 
 
 
Unfortunately I discovered that his supposed next of kin being his Only daughter
and wife died along with him in the autocrash leaving nobody with the knowledge
of this fund behind for claim.It is Therefore upon this discovery that I now
decided to make business with you and release The money to you as the next of
kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety keeping and subsequent disbursement
since nobody is Coming for it and i don't want this money to go back into
Government treasury as unclaimed The banking law and guidelines here stipulates
that such money remained after seven years the money will be transferred into
Banking treasury as unclaimed funds.
 
 
 
I agreed that 60% of this money would be for you as Foreign partner, while the
balance will be for me. I will visit your country for the disbursement according
to The percentages indicated above once this money gets into your Account.
Please be honest with me. To commence this transaction, i require you to
immediately Indicate your interest by a return e-mail and enclose the Following
information:
 
 
 
1. Full name
 
2: Telephone number
 
3. Occupations
 
4. Nationality.
 
5.Country
 
 
 
 
Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. As soon as you receive this
mail contact me through my private very important you write me ..E-mail address:
mrsalvadormeridaperez@gmail.com , Please note that all the necessary arrangement
for the smooth release of these funds to you will been finalized as soon as you
indicate your role in this transaction. We will discuss much in details when I
receive your response. all i am interested is to make sure that this deal is
carried out carefully.
 
 
 
Best regards,
 
 
 
Senor.Salvador Perez Merida.
 
 

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