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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: "Jean Buckwalter Wilson" <jeanbucwalterwilson31@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeanbucwalterwilson@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:37:29 -0800
Subject: Kindly offer me Your Assistance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hello,
Best compliment of the day.My name is Jean Buckwalter Wilson from
Canada.Iam a student of university of Kent(uk),Department of medical
sciences.However i got your contact through the Canadian embassy here in UK
as a responsible citizen i can confide in.I am writing in respect of my
father,Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson,who was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday,
October 7, 2006.my mum who used to work with Shell petroleum development
company in Nigeria.perished with my only sister,and mum along with 95 other
passengers on board on an ADC Airlines airplane plane crash in Abuja,Nigeria
on October 29, 2006.
Few days after her death,i was contacted by her attorney in Nigeria who
revealed to me that the Federal Government of Nigeria has released thirty
four million dollars($34 million USD) which was a contract balance payment
for a contract executed by my late mum before her death.The money has been
lodged in the Citizens Bank of Nigeria for safekeeping.The said bank has has
ordered my family lawyer to provide the next of kin to my mum or have the
money confiscated as unclaimed fund.
As the only left kin to my mum,i left Uk for Nigeria immediately only to
find out that i cannot claim this money on my own due to the fact that i am
only a student and know less partaking this type of transaction.I also do
not have a bank account in the Canada or United States where the money will
be transfered into.As the only next of kin,i have made a move with my family
lawyer who then suggested that i get a foreign investor/adult relation to
take his or her responsibility for i am inexperienced and financially
imbalanced. I thereby seek your consent to assist me for this transfer .I
have already done all the necessary groundworks with our lawyer for the
smooth transfer of the funds.Since i have the certificate of deposit that
can be used to back up any claim we may make for the smooth
transfer.Themoment i receive your positive response,it will take the
bank less than 7
banking days to transfer the money into your bank account.
For your assistance and co-operation ,you will take 30% while 60% to me and
my lawyer,then 10% should be for expenses or tax as Us Government may
require of the entire money($34 MILLION USD).All i require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.The lawyer has guaranteed
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.
Upon the receipt of your positive response,the lawyer shall forward to you a
text of application which you will send to the FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE for claim.You may also wish to view this website on the internet
to confirm the plane crash.
http://news.netscape.com/story/2006/10/29/plane-crash-near-nigeria-capital
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2006-10/30/content_719833.htm
Thanks i hope to read from you soon.
Jean Buckwalter Wilson.

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