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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: "Miss Elizabeth James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <misselizabeth@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:38:02 +0530
Subject: HELLO DEAR I AM MISS ELIZABETH JAMES

I am Miss Elizabeth James,

I am aware that this is not a conventional way to establish a relationship of trust, and I apologize for this unsolicited letter to you but, as you read you will realize and see the need for my action. My name is Miss Elizabeth James, An account manager to late Dr. Sanjay Krishna, a business Consultant and major sub contractor in Scotland, on
the 27th December 2009, my Client, and his wife and their two kids were involved in an auto crash accident and it was
unfortunate that they all lost their lives. For years now I have done a lot of researches to locate his relations to
claim his Estate fund value, all to no avail.
I contacted you because; I want us to build a business relationship of trust. I want to use you as the next of kin to Late Dr. Sanjay Krishna, to claim his Estate/Fund valued of

($ 4.8 Million USD ) then transfer it to your country, before our government confiscate it or declared it unserviceable
by the Finance Firm. I will provide the necessary documents for your back up since I am his personal account manager before his death. The Bank Manager has instructed me to present a foreign partner or a citizen of India to claim the fund. This transaction is a secret deal & must be kept confidential at all times.

Note: 40% will be your share for your effort and understanding, if you are interested kindly get back to me urgently...

Regards
Email: misselizabeth@accountant.com
Miss Elizabeth James.

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