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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: RAYMOND CLIVE <raymondcliveseamer@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:02:26 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS

--
NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT(UK)LTD.
TRAFALGAR HOUSE
11,WATERLOO PLACE
LONDON SW 1 Y4 AU
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL:44-70359-50196.

Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Raymond Clive Seamer,the Deputy Managing Director of National Bank
of Egypt,London, United Kingdom Branch. On June 6, 1999,an American Oil
consultant/contractor with the South Africa Mining Corporation, Mr. Charles
Anderson made a numbered time(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months,
valued at US$25,000,000.00(Twenty- five Million Dollars) in my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply.After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from the south Africa mining Corporation that Mr.Charles Anderson died from
an automobileaccident. On further investigation, I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.
Charles Anderson did not declare any kin
or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paper work in my Bank.

Consequently, My proposition is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Anderson US$25,000,000.00
(Twenty five Million Dollars)deposited in our Bank.

This Unclaimed Deposit/Funds will be moved to any of our correspondent
Banks in "YOUR NAME" immediately to secure the funds first to effect
transfer into any of your forwarded Bank account.

The Principal will be shared on a 30/70 basis.Please,E-mail me your info as
below.Your Full Name:Address:Phone Number:Scan Copy ID:Bank Details where
the Fund will be transferred(If you prefer the ATM)Still OK as the choice
is yours.

With your interest,this fund transfer will not take us more than 7-14
working days on and after fund release approval is given in your name as
the fund beneficiary.

I await your details.

Thanks.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Raymond Clive Seamer.
raymondcliveseamer@gmail.com

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