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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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Fraud email example:

From: JAMES IVORY <office@novsu.ru>
Reply-To: "jamesivory2013a@e-mail.ua" <jamesivory2013a@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:01:52 +0400 (MSK)
Subject: James Ivory


Thank you for reading my mail in respect of my invitation for abusiness relationship. It is my hope that this contact will establishin us a relationship that shall stand the test of time and tides.This mail is intended to provide you a good knowledge of the businessto elicit your understanding of the core subject before we gettalking.Briefly put, I am entrusting to you a business venture that involves&pound;6,800,000.00 (Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand Great BritainPounds). This is to be processed, released and transferred by UlsterBank to an account to be provided by you. Ulster Bank is located inBelfast in the United Kingdom.Account required from you could be personal or corporate, new orexisting. It does not matter the account balance in such an account,as long as it can accommodate the total fund mentioned, it will servethe purpose and will be acceptable. As much as possible, legal meanswould be used to have the fund processed and released by the UlsterBank.You may ask where the fund emanated from. Just briefly about theorigin. I had a client, wealthy and humane. Her name is Spencer QuakerMartoson. I was her family lawyer for close to 15years. She and heronly son where among the unfortunate victims of China NorthernAirlines MD-82 that crashed on May 7, 2002 in North East China. Herhusband had died 3years earlier.Lately, I found myself in a dilemma of what to do with the estate leftbehind by the family after I had embarked on a search for any memberof their family without success. The banks in the United Kingdomnormally give a period of grace of 10years within which the estate ofa deceased citizen should be claimed; otherwise it will be forfeitedto the government. I don't want this to happen, hence I am making thiscontact to you to be presented as a consultant and guardian to thefamily to receive the fund left behind as the beneficiary. This ispermissible in the laws of the United Kingdom on inheritance.I will put together all the necessary legal papers to back up my claimin your name, the fund will be released in your name through a bankaccount you will provide. On successful claim of the fund, you would be entitled to 30% of it,while I will be entitled to 60%. The balance 10% will be used tosettle any expenses incurred in the course of procuring the claim.There are some officials in the bank that I will work with to ensuresuccess is achieved in the transaction. They will be entitled to sometips as well. If you have any advice in this regard, do offer for abetter understanding.All processing information and application will be prepared in yourname and submitted to the bank, while you'll be updated on progressmade subsequently.All that I need from you right now is your acceptance to work with meto have this claim successfully received in your name. Once I receivefrom you in affirmation of this, all other process will commenceaccordingly.I anticipate conclusion of the whole exercise in a few number ofbanking days. Of course receiving from you unflinching understandingand support both morally and otherwise.I intend to commence on the processing as soon as I receive from youthe following information;1. Your full name as you would want me use in the application documents.2. Your address (could be residential or official)3. Your telephone number. If you have a fax, do provide me with thenumber. These enhance the speed of communication sometimes.For formal introduction, I am a managing partnerlive in London, England. I am 50years old, married with 2kids. I've been in legal practice for over a period of 20years. I lovemusic and reading. I am a Christian, but not fanatical.Have a blessed and successful day.Yours sincerely,James IvoryTel: +447035913956jamesivory2013a@e-mail.ua

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