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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: "James Russel" <Rusjames@balikpapan.go.id>
Reply-To: rusjames@mail.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:53:46 +0800 (CIT)
Subject: Dear Friend




Dear Friend,



My Name is James Russel Corporate Finance Manager in my local branch of
Standard Bank South Africa ; I am contacting you concerning a deceased
customer and an investment he placed under our bank’s management Seven
years ago. I am presently in Spain on official assignment, I was delegated
by my bank to come to Spain for a final meeting with the contracted Heir
Hunting Firm helping my bank in tracing any relative of our late client
who died in the year 2004 and left a huge investment with my bank worth
$9.4Million Dollars.



My proposal; Now, we are at the end of the investigation and I need to
submit the final report to the bank. No one will ever come forward to
claim the funds. In accordance with the South African banking Laws at the
expiration of 7 (Seven) years, the money will automatically be reverted to
the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of Kin to
claim the funds.



I have exclusive access to his file; I am prepared to place you in a
position to have the deposit released to you as the closest surviving
relation of our late client. Consequently, I shall present you as the next
of kin to our late client so that you and I can share the money between
ourselves.



Your utmost CONFIDENTIALITY is required you must not disclose any
information about this transaction to anybody because of its nature and my
job, I want to assure you that there will be no risk on you as you will be
named as the next of kin to our late client and this will all be
documented at my bank.



Once I hear from you, I shall send to you detailed information on how this
project would be transacted. Please contact me on is tel no : +34 651 013
019 or email: rusjames@mail.com .



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Thanks,

Sincerely,



James Russel

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