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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: "ANNI JOHN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fjas7676@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 21:06:52 -0000
Subject: MUTUAL TRUST NEEDED

MR ANNI JOHN
33 King William
Street, Victoria Island
Lagos,Nigeria

Dear Sir/Ma

I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people making it difficult for people with genuine intention struggle to correspond and exchange views without skepticism.

This message comes to you with a heart of high level confidentiality. to contact you.

I am Mr. Anni John, The Auditor General of Mercury Asset Management. (MAM) I have decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. However, I got your contact through a BUSINESS TRADE MANUAL in South African Chamber Of Commerce in my search for a foreign business partner whom I can trust to transfer this fund in his personal or company's account without fear.

During the annual bank auditing, we discovered an abandoned sum of £4,500 000:00 (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY) in an account that belong to Mr. Wang Yu and Mr. Xie Zhenfeng of China and Taiwan citizen who lost their lives in a plain Company name DANA AIRLINE, which crashed into a two story building in Lagos- Nigeria on June 03 2012: time 3.22pm killing 153 people in Bord including 4 persons inside the building. They are our foreign customers, Please view this website for more.{http://nigerianaviation.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/dana-air-md83-crashes-near-lagos-airport} {http://www.nairaland.com/954763/full-list-victims-dana-air} Since we got this information about their painful death, we have been expecting their next of kin to come over and claim their money because we cannot release it unless somebody apply for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our companies guidelines.

Unfortunately, nobody has come forward to claim this money till date. It is based on this, that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting you. If you indicate interest in this transaction I will let you know the steps to take for a smooth transaction for the approval of this fund from the Company in your favor.There is need for us to meet in person.

The mode of sharing after the transfer of the money into your nominated bank account will be as follows: 60% for me and my colleagues, 35% will be given to you for your assistance and 5% will be mapped out to offset expenses during the course of the transaction. In receipt of this mail, call me immediately via the above phone or email and kindly send me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please treat this business proposal STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

hoping to hear from you soon.

Best Regard,

MR. ANNI JOHN

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