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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" <jameswill5248@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james5248@mailmeasap.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:48:09 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Letter From James




Good Day,

I honestly apologize and hope I do not cause you much embarrassment by
contacting you through this means for a transaction of this magnitude,
Having consulted and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian
Chambers of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your
assistance in the transfer of 25,000,000.00 american dollars into your
account. I am James Williams branch manager of Intercontinental Bank.

Nine (9) years ago an American Oil consultant / contractor with N.N.P.C
Late Henry Gardner made a numbered time Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at 25Million in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a
reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employer, the N.N.P.C
that Late Henry Gardner died in a car accident.on further investigation I
found out that he died without a WILL and did not even declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Deposit paperwork.
No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to the our Law at
expiration of 10(Ten) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government if nobody applies to claim it.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foriegner to stand
in as the next of kin to this man so that the fruits of his labor will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials. So I will like
you to provide immediately your full names and address and phone number so
that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that
will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the service of
an Attorney for drafting and WILL notarization to obtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate / administration in your favor.The fund
will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60percent
for me and 40percent for you.

There is no risk at all in this transaction, as the attorney will do the
paperwork for this transaction and with my position as the branch manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.Upon your
response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant
documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please send me your confidential telephone numbers for easy communication.
You should observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall
require your assistance to invest my share in your country. here is my
private email james5248@mailmeasap.com

God bless you as you do.
James Williams




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