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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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Fraud email example:

From: "jacquesscott01@cantv.net" <jacquesscott01@cantv.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:45:36 -0430
Subject: Dear Friend...I need your Co-operation

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr Jacques Scott, a Banker and accountant with Barclay`s Bank London England -United Kingdom. I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a large sum of money from a dormant account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I am the personal accounts manager to Engr Lake Kim,who used to work with an oil servicing company here in England. My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in the ill fated Kenya Airways crash in the coasts of Abidjan in January 2000 on their holidays visit to Cote D'Ivoire West Africa with his family, in which all passengers on board died. Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives but had been unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace over the internet,to see if I could locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.


Of my particular interest in this huge deposit with our bank here in London England, where the deceased has an account valued sum of (£16 Million British Pounds Sterling).They have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or our  bank will declare the account unservisable and thereby send the funds to the bank treasury. Since I had been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for past 10 years now, I will seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at (£16 Million British Pounds Sterling) can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.


All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.In you r reply mail, I want you to give me your full names, address, date of birth,Occupation, telephone and fax numbers.If you can handle this with me,reach me now for more details.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.
Sincerely,

Mr Jacques Scott.

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