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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: Jeremiah Jean-Claude <jeremiahjclaude1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:44:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Pls read carefully and get back to me ASAP


Hi, Good Morning,
 
Pls, this information I am about to reveal to you now might ruin my professional career as a banker or make me depending on how you received and take it. I need you to read this mail attentively to know the reason why you received it from me, I didn't come to you by chance nor by accident, I have come to you because your names has planted you in the centre of relevant in my life and my professional career as a banker at this very moment. Before I go further I will like to introduce myself to you.
 
I am Mr. Jeremiah Jean-Claude, a managing director and head of international private/investment banking division of Standard Chartered Bank (CI) - Côte d'Ivoire. I am contacting you concerning a deceased customer, and an investment he placed under our banks management many 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 is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. In 2003, the subject matter came to our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking division. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of 15.7 million British Pounds Sterling, which he wished to have us turn over (invest) on his behalf. I was the officer assigned to his case; I made numerous suggestions in line with my
duties as the de-facto chief operations officer of the private banking sector, especially given the volume of funds he wished to put into our bank. We spun the money around various opportunities and made attractive margins for our first years of operation, the accrued profit and interest stood at this point at 1.2 million British Pounds Sterling. In March 2005, he asked that the money be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent investment requiring cash payments. He directed that I liquidate the funds and have it deposited in our Magellan Trust Funds Account for onward transfer and he left to set up a Pounds special account where the funds will be transferred into. I undertook all the processes and made sure I followed his precise instructions to the letter and had the funds liquidated and deposited in our Magellan Trust Funds Account as he had directed.
 
In October 2005 information started to trickle in, apparently our man has dead, he died in a plane crash in Venezuela August 16th 2005, we only got to know about it in October, and if you are familiar with private banking affairs, those who patronize our services usually prefer anonymity, but also some levels of detachment from conventional processes. In his bio-data form, he listed no next of kin. In the field of private banking, opening an account with us means no one will know of its existence. It is this investigation that resulted in my being furnished with your details as a possible relative of the deceased because of the similarity in your last names. What I wish to relate to you will smack of unethical practice but I want you to understand something. It is only an outsider to the banking world who finds the internal politics of the banking world aberrational. The world of private banking especially is fraught with huge rewards for those who sit
upon certain chairs and oversee certain portfolios. You should have begun by now to put together the general direction of what I propose. There is 16.9 Million pounds deposited in our Magellan Trust Funds Account I alone have the deposit details and the bank will release the deposit to no one unless someone come for claim as the next of kin or beneficiary to the money and if no one came the funds will be diverted into the bank treasury as an unclaimed monies and people that has know nothing about the record or history of the money will use it to elevate their family fortune, buy houses and expensive cars as it has always been, but I said this time no, I need the money. Now this is the deal, I will furnish you with all the relevant details, the deposit informations, the deposit related documents and the bank contact information along with the name and the department at the bank where the funds is secured then you will contact the bank and request that
the money be release to you as the next of kin to the trust. This may be hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this move. Such opportunities only come once in a lifetime. I cannot let this chance pass me by. For once I find myself in total control of my destiny.
 
If you will not work with me or see this mail as a spam, scam or hoax let me know so that I can proceed to look for someone else that might be willing to partner with me. I am a family man and this is an opportunity to provide them with new opportunities. I am the only one who knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has planted you into the center of relevance in my life. Lets share the blessing. If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me through this email. If you give me positive signals, I will give you the relevant details and initiate this process for us to proceed. I await your response.
 
Your Sincerely,
 
Standard Chartered Bank (CI)
Mr. Jeremiah Jean Claude
Directeur Général dé Invést.
Plateau, près de l'hôtel Tiama
23 Boul. de la République, Plateau
17 BP 1141 Abidjan 17 Côte d'Ivoire
Tél: 225 20303201/20303232
Mobile: 225 04492837
Fax: 225 20303212
Email: enquries@standardcharterbk.com
Internet : http://www.standardchartered.com
 



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