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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 alex <drjjjalex@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:07:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MORE INFORMATION AND CALL ME


DEAR FRIEND,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION.

I AM GLAD THAT YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO MY PROPOSAL WHICH I SENT YOU AND FOR US TO FURTHER AHEAD ON THIS TRANSCATION I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO RIGHT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION BEFORE EVER WE PROCEED.PRESENTLY I AM A STAFF IN THE BANK AND BEFORE CONTACTING YOU I HAVE DONE GOOD AND SUCESSFUL UNDERGROUND WORK CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION,I WISH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE GOTTEN ALL THE INFORMATION WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO BACKUP THIS CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN.DURING MY INVESTIGATION I GOT INTO THE DECEASED SECRET FILE JACKET AND GOT ALL THE NEEDED INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRIAD FOR ANYTHING.

BEFORE I CONTACTED YOU,THERE WAS A BAORD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WHERE THE ISSUE OF THE DEACEASED CUSTOMERS ACCOUNT WAS MENTIONED AND THE BAORD HAVE COME IN CONCLUTION TO PUCH THIS SIAD AMOUNT OF MONEY $18.5M USD INTO THE BANK TREASURY BOX,BUT AFTER SOME AGURMENTS FROM MEMEBERS OF THE BOARD ASWELL,THE BAORD NOW GAVE A DEADLINE FOR THE SURPOSED NEXT OF KIN TO APPLY TO HIS LATE BROTHERS FUND HERE IN THIS BANK BUT I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOWS THAT NO ONE OF THE DECEASED CUSTOMER RELATIVES KNOW S ABOUT THIS FUND HERE IN THE BANK.

THIS IS WHERE I CAME OUT WITH THIS PLAN TO HAVE THIS FUND TRANSFERED TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT,I COULD HAVE DONE THIS DEAL ALONE BUT BECUASE THE GOVERNMENT WILL RAISE AN EYE BROW ON MY ACCOUNT DUE TO OUR POOR ECONOMY,THIS IS WHY I HAVE DECIEDED TO CONTACT A FORIEGN CONTACT FOR THIS FUND TO BE TRANSFERED TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT.THIS PLAN WILL WORK OUT PERFECTLY BECUASE YOU ARE A FORIEGNER AND EVERY INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU,ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO WORK ACCORDING TO MY INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTIVES FOR THE SUCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.

AS SOON AS YOU REPLY I WILL FORWARD A COPY OF THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL RE-TYPE AND HAVE IT FAX OR SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE BANK AND AS SOON AS THE BANK RECIEVES THE APPLICATION THE TRANSACTION WILL START AND WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 7 BANK WORKING DAYS.

I WILL APPRICIATE YOU CALL ME ON MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER+229-93474308 FOR FURTHER DIRECTIVES.

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,

JERRY.


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