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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: prince jenkins <prince.jenkins2@live.fr>
Reply-To: <prince.jenkins@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:20:39 +0100
Subject: FROM MR PRINCE JENKINS



FROM MR PRINCE JENKINSAUDITOR-GENERAL
MY NAME IS MR PRINCE JENKINS THE DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING GENERAL ACCOUNTS OF A PRIME BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.COTE D' IVOIRE FOR SOMEYEARS NOW. WITH DUE RESPECT AND TRUST,I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT IN OUR AUDITING EXERCISES IN THIS BANK, MY DEPARTMENT CAME ACROSS A HUGE SUM OF MONEY BELONGING TO A CLIENT MR GEORGE BRUMLEY JR AN ATLANTA PHYSICIAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ON AN OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT TO KENYA.ON OUR INVESTIGATION,WE OBSERVED THAT HIS NEXT OF KIN WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO CLAIM THE DECEASED MONEY ALSO DIED OUT OF SHOCK ON HEARING THE NEWS OF THE ONLY FAMILY BREAD WINNER HENCE HE WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE DECEASED PUT HIS NAME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN. THE ACCOUNT IS INVOLVING THE SUM OF USD$7.5 MILLION. MEANWHILE, ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS TO PUT CLAIM OVER THIS FUND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERTAINING THE REQUIRED APPROVAL AND TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED.ALL THE DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE BANK CONCERNING THE DEPOSITED FUNDS WILL BE SENT TO YOU AS A PROVE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE FUNDS IN THE BANK AS SOON AS YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION IS PRONOUNCED. BASED ON THIS UNDERSTANDING, THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO EXECUTE THIS TRANSACTION WILL DEMAND FOR YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS AS THE ACREDITED BENEFICIARY IN PLACE OF THE NEXT OF KIN.THIS IS 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION BUT YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP IT AS A TOP SECRET HENCE WE ARE STILL IN THE SERVICE AND INTEND TO RETIRE FROM SERVICE AFTER THE CONCLUSSION OF THE REMITTANCE OFTHE FUNDS INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT ABROAD. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM INCLUDING THE 10% SET ASIDE TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES FOR TELEPHONE AND FAX BILLS ETC WHILE 50% IS FOR INVESTMENTS THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILLFACILITATE THE POSITION OF THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY. BEST REGARDS,MR PRINCE JENKINS
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