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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: "Barr. Jason Oliva" <alvinedward960@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Barr. Jason Oliva" <barr.jasonoliva@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 09:19:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE: ACCRUED INTEREST


Dear Sir,

My name is Jason Oliva working with Her Majesty Revenue and Customs here in England, your funds has generated accrued interest of One Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pound Starlings,(£1,600,000.00). I am writing to intimate you of this fund and to transfer it to your account immediately we receive your bank account details.

In recent time your fund contract entitlement / inheritance belonging to you was deposited with NAT WEST Bank here in the United Kingdom for onward release for transfer to your nominated account but due to one reason or the other THE FUND WAS BLOCKED you were unable to successfully claim the fund, as its now its sure if you will be able to claim the said fund.

The duration which the fund stay in the Escrow account the interest accrued/ generated from the fund is what we want to pay to you hence, we requested for your full bank details where the fund will be transfer to. Your Original fund has been redirected to another country by NAT WEST BANK but we did not allow the interest to be moved with the original total sum.

In the light of the above you are hereby required to reconfirm your Bank Coordinate for us to effect process of the sum of £1,600,000.00 (One Million Six Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) being the Interest accrues from the original total sum to your account through the office of Her Majesty Revenue Office. Upon the receipt of the above information we shall let you know the next step.

We look forward to your prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Jason Oliva
D/Tel: +44-7031991336





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