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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: "Mr. Jacques" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjacquesbridget@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:12:39 -0400
Subject: Your trust

Good Day,
My name is Mr. Jacques Bridget I am a South Africa Citizen born and brought up here in UK and my entire family is resident here in UK. I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current development. Please bear with me as i said my name is Mr. Jacques Bridget, the Manager in one of our bank branch Standard Chartered Bank London I discovered existing dormant account belonging to Mr. Raymond Borowicz who died along with his wife Carole and their two children on a hijacked Boeing 767 that plunged into the Atlantic killing all 214 people on board including my client Mr. Raymond Borowicz and his entire family.
I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you are at an advantage to claim this fund so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at 18.3Million USDollars will be paid to you the moment I summit your banking details to the bank. As a Branch Manager I will use my position to secure all the required documents that will enable you stand as the NEXT OF KIN to the deceased
I will send you full details how the transaction will be executed and also we shall both share the fund, 50% to me and 50% to you I don't want to be greedy since the money do not belong to me, I shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will be used to back up our claim.
Kindly send the followings to me:
Your Name
Your Telephone Number
Your Age
I expect your urgent response with much anticipation!
Thanks and remain bless.
Mr. Jacques Bridget
Tel: +44 703 199 6174
postnet1960@gmail.com
 

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