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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: "Mr.John Crew Shumejda" <johncrew001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johncrew001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 19:35:15 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU?



Hello,
Good day. I am Mr. John. Crew. Shumejda, only Son to late Mr. John
Shujmeda the
former President of agricultural equipment giant AGCO Corp, Who
perished on the
4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham; for details of the crash
for your confirmation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm

I will like to invest us$25Million dollars in your country. This money
was made
by my late Father Mr. John Shumejda, before his death, and he advice me before
his death to invest this money out of our country that he don't want any body
from our country to know that he made this money when he was in the office,
that is why i need your.

The need to move out this money, when the Prime Minister Gordon Brown said
that some of the money held in dormant accounts would be used to fund
youth and
community projects for your confirmation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

I have to assure you that this transaction is a legitimate and as such fund
in question does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or
any other
illegal act. I know that you can assist me out in this transaction in good
faith and trust, Please it is due to i want to invest out of our country that
is why i call you.

Every arrangement to see to the successful of this transfer of fund will be
take. My only worry is the safety and security of the fund once transferred to
you we will hire a lawyer that will assist you to submit an application to the
bank for approval of the fund in your name as the next of kin to my late
father, I have visited the bank last week and told them managements of
the bank
that the next of kin to my late father will come for the transfer of his money
which the branch manager agreed that as soon as next of kin submit an
application that the bank will start processing of the approval of the to the
next of kin with vital information and documents that will be required by the
bank.

I have made an arrangement with a lawyer that will be hire so that the lawyer
will assist us in sending a application to the bank for the release of
the fund
to you as the next of kin to my late father.

I have mapped out 40% of the total principle of the money for you kind
cooperation and good assistant why i will take 60% of the money which you will
help me to invest in your country.


I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free and you can send an
empty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is capable to
receive incoming funds. Look forward to discuss this opportunity further with
you in detail.

I am a student 27 years old that is why I need your assistance, as soon as I
hear from you I will give you the last statement of the account.

As soon as I hear from you I will send you more details on how we will
proceed.

Waiting to hear from you urgently.

Regards

Mr. John .C. Shumejda

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