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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mark J. West JrJr." <jens@jpuesche.de>
Reply-To: mark_west82@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:21:14 -0500
Subject: RE: Management

Dear Friend,

Naturally, this letter will come to you as a surprise, since I am
Barrister Mark J. West Jr. contacting you to kindly assist me in the
proposition below, which will be of mutual benefit to us both.
PROPOSITION
A Salvadorian, Mr. Ramirez Videurre, 66 years of age and a very prosperous
farmer made a huge bank deposit for investment in the sum of US$21.2
Million (Twenty-one Million, Two hundred thousand United States Dollars)
he named his wife Mrs. Helga Videurre as the NEXT OF KIN . I was called
upon as an Accredited Attorney to the bank to sign and endorse documents
to this deposit on Mr. Videurre?s behalf.
Unfortunately, Mr.& Mrs. Videurre were killed in the January 14,
earthquake that rocked El Salvador, killing thousands of people and 1200
others were declared missing. The bank management now mandates me (being
the lawyer that signed and endorsed the deposit papers for the deceased to
trace the family relatives of the deceased so that the fund will be
released to them.
I was made to understand that they had no children. I made several efforts
through the El Salvador Probate British to contact any of the deceased
family relatives, but to no avail. Failure to reach any of the family
relatives of the deceased, the only option left for the Banks Management
is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the fund on trading
and investment in the interest of the bank. In order to avoid this
development since it has so far been impossible to trace any of the
deceased family relatives. I now seek your permission and assistance to
have you stand as a distant relatives to the deceased. So that the fund
can be released to you and we can use it for our mutual benefit.
I hope you do understand my concern in this matters, that if we do not use
this opportunity to claim this fund, since the deceased relatives cannot
be traced, the management of the bank will declare the deceased account
dormant and revert the fund on Trading and Investment in the interest of
the bank. For your assistance, you will be compensated adequately with
(30%) of the total sum (65%) will be my own share while (5%) will be set
aside to cover any incidental expense made both at home and abroad prior
to this transaction. If you are interested in assisting me with this
matter, please send to me urgently via my EMAIL the following details
below:
Your Full Name:_____________________
Your Complete Address:________________________
Name of City of Residence:________________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):__________________
Direct Telephone Number: ____________________
Mobile Number: ____________________________
Fax Number:___________________________________
Upon receiving the above details from you, I will work out every
documents/proof representing you as the deceased BONA-FIDE distant
relative and when this is done, you will be contacted by the bank for the
release and collection of this fund, which will be within one week of my
receiving the above details from you.
I will meet with you in your country for disbursement after the fund might
have been released to you and also to discuss investment potentials as I
will like to invest in your country with your assistance. Be assured that
this transaction is 100% risk free, as I have taken care of all necessary
modalities to enable a hitch free transaction. Kindly ensure to treat this
matter in strict privacy(Highly Confidential).

Yours Sincerely
Mark J.West Esq.

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