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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: "Dr.Sanjiv Jain" <uklottery0562@att.net>
Reply-To: dr.sanjivjain@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:33:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION PLEASE



URGENT INFORMATION PLEASE







Dear Sir,





I am, Dr..Sanjiv Jain from Indian a consultant to Mr Benson Lynn an Australia Citizen, who lived here in Nigeria. On the 4th of August 2002, he was involved in a Car accident along Kaduna-Abuja Road in Northern Nigeria. All occupants of the Vehicle unfortunately lost there lives as they are on a weekend outing to a Nearby city.



I contacted you based on trust to assist me in repatriating his money and property he left behind, before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the Security Company where his huge deposit was lodged.



Particularly, the deceased has an Amount of $5.5million dollars lodge a box as personal artifacts/effects deposited in a security firm here, after my written notification about the death of the deceased to the Security Company they have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the box destroyed within the next 60 days.



Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of this Australia all this while, that's why I seek your consent to assert you as the next of kin of the deceased, so that you will claim the box as the bonafide approved Next of Kin to the late Mr Benson Lynn so that this box will be released to you from the security Company .I have all the necessary documents concerning this deposited box, such as certificate of deposit, which will be given to you in due course of this transaction.



If you agree the money will be shared in a ratio of 55% for me while 40% for you and 5% will set aside for any expenses incurred during the transaction process. I have all necessary documents to back up the facts and claim of the box from the security firm.

All I require is your honest, co-operation and Sincerity to enable us seeing that this box gets to you.



I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please if you are willing to assist me in this transaction, please do send to me the following, full name, address, telephone and fax numbers s o that I will contact you and notify you on the next steps towards the actualization of this transaction.



Awaiting your urgent



Dr.Sanjiv Jain

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