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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: James Derry <frankowode1010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesderry202@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 04:20:16 -0800
Subject: I await your urgent reply

From: Mr. James Derry
E-mail:jamesderry202@yahoo.com
Telephone: +447031920075


Dear Sir,

I am Mr. James Derry, an account manager with the HSBC Bank London to late Mr.
Robert Thompson a foreign investor in Nigeria who unfortunately lost
his life after a brief illness. He died of esophageal cancer on the
18th of August,2012. He left behind an investment bond of about
$5Million with my bank before his death. I have decided to contact you
for the transfer of the above mentioned amount into your account.
which the bank now unquestionably expects to be claimed by any of his
available foreign next of kin or be forfeited and transfers into the
banks treasury as unclaimed.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
next of kin to come over and claim his money because we can not
release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. It is therefore upon
this discovery that I decided to make business with you and release
the money to you as the beneficiary to the deceased for safety and
subsequent disbursement. The transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement as it will strictly be a bank-to-bank transfer.
Hence our desire to have you as our overseas partner.

As a matter of fact, I have just placed this funds in what we call
Nostro Vostro account with no beneficiary. with my position as a
management staff of this bank, I cannot acquire this money in my name.
So my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your
bank account and get 20% of the total funds as remuneration for your
involvement. This is why i am looking for a competent and honest
individual abroad into whose account the above stated sum will be
transferred into by telegraphic transfer [Bank-to-Bank transfer].
Hence i am contacting you.

However, i wish to receive your personal assurance that you would not
betray me after the fund must have arrived your account. More
importantly, you are to keep this transaction confidential, in order
not to tarnish the confidence reposed on me and the officials involved
in this transaction. Please note that this transaction is 100% safe
and risk free. Send me your personal and banking details as stated
below, so that we can get started with the transfer process.

1. Your full name...
2. Country...
3. Contact address...
4. Telephone number...
5. Occupation...
6. Age...
7. Sex...
8. Bank details:

The above information will enable us write letters of claim. This way
we will use your name or company's name to apply for payments into
your account. Please note that you will receive your payment via Swift
Wire Transfer [Bank-To-Bank Transfer] to your Account. I shall feed
you with further modalities as soon as I hear from you.

Send your reply to this email address only: jamesderry202@yahoo.com

I await your urgent response.

Best regards
Mr. James Derry.

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