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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: jerry richard <jerry_richard9000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jerry_richard9000@myway.com
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:44:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTENTION


Richard Jerry
#:58 Banbury Road Oxford-London.
My private email jerry_richard9000@myway.com
Hello,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics although I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you
first because it's fastest means.I am a staff in the accounts section
of a known bank here in the United Kingdom. *
In one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with
holding balance of £15,000,000(Fifteenn Million British Pounds)whaich
has not been operated for the past three years.From my
investigationsand confirmations,the owner of this account,a foreigner
by name Dr.George Brumley died in July 19,2003 go through this site
for more clearifications: * *www.wfn.org/2003/07/msg00230.html*
http://www.wfn.org/2003/07/msg00230.html> * ,and since then nobody
has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he
has
no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the
account nor the funds. *
I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister
official of the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed
to
find a reliable foreign partner to deal with us although due to his
possition he did not want to take active part but as soon as you
follow my instructions everything will be successfull because we will
be woking hand in hand with him.We thus propose to do business with
you,
standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and
after due legel processes have been followed the fund will be
released
to your account without deley and we will use it for investment and
to assist the less privelaged in the society. *
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism
or any other illegal act.On receipt of your response I will furnish
you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit
transaction.I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if
you are interested. *
Regards, J. Richard





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