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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: SEAN JIMMY <seanjimmy_1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: seanjmm78@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:58:03 -0700
Subject: CLAIM OF INHERITANCE!!!

Hello Mr.,

This is Mr. Sean P. Jimmy. I am writing base on Mr. David Anderson recommendation during his last visit in UK. With utmost Confidentiality and Trust confide

in you even though we have not met before; I wish to hint you briefly of my Biography, so that we can both be familiar with each other. I, am the Acting

Director of Operations with the First Direct Finance here in UK. Its an Escrow and Equity Finance Organization with principal Assurance operation which

merges direct services with the HSBC. That is if you have better idea about this. I am getting in touch with you (as earlier discussed with Mr. David

Anderson) regarding the estate of Alfred Alemoor, an investment BONDED FUNDS worth close to 850Million Euros placed under our management 7 years ago. I would

respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

I contact you independently and no one in my Office is informed of this communication. In 2000, the subject matter; Alfred came to our management to engage

in business discussions with our Private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 520 Million United States dollars, which he

wished to have us invest on his behalf. As I write to you presently, the Bonded Funds has generated close to 1,155,724,369.25 USD. Take you time to calculate

the figure but I am sure its equivalent is total: 850m Euros laying down unclaimed.

Based on my advice, we spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first months of operation, the accrued profit and

interest stood at this point at over 75Million Euros. In mid 2008, already kept BONDED with a Financial Institute I shall disclose to you as we move on with

this scenario. I am still skeptical about whom I indulge this transaction with.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to his file, you will be made the beneficiary of these funds (75m Euros). Our affiliate Financial Firm

will contact you as the Bona-fide Beneficiary of the BONDED FUNDS to Alfred Alemoor who was then an Oil Merchant of high repute in Kuwait. On verification,

which will be the details I make available to the Financial Firm and the Transferring Bank, prior instruction to make the Funds Transfer Payment in your

favour. You do not have to have known him. I know this might be a bit heavy for you but please trust me on this. For all your engagement and commitments, I

propose that we split the money equally and jointly compensate Mr. David when the transaction is successful. In the Financial World of today this happens

every time. The other option is that the money will revert back to the state.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the KEY to these BONDED FUNDS and as soon as all necessary arrangement is done. It will

be liquidify and transferred into your nominated Bank Account of your Choice. As a Financial Expert, we see so much cash and funds being re-assigned daily. I

would want us to keep communication for now strictly by the email Below or contact me on my Private Telephone which Mr. David Anderson already had.

Please, again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to the consequences, but I know

within me that "Nothing Ventured is Nothing Gained" and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth I have learned

from my private clients. Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Please pardon my writing if in any way you

pick offence. I await your immediate response indicating your interest ASAP.

I will for security reasons prefer that you write me on msean_78@hotmail.com

Sincerely,

Sean Jimmy.

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