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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: "Jim Abadi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjaba33@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:59:34 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend, WITH TRUST?

Dear Friend, WITH TRUST?
 
Good day and compliments.
 
After much consideration on this matter, I have decided to contact
you, believing that you will protect this transaction and give it the
attention it deserves.
 
I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral
ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal
life, but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal and I pray
that this email reaches you in the best of health.
 
I pray God that this message reaches you in wonderful spirit as I am
making this contact with you based on trust and confidence
irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because of
the nature of the situation I found myself. I saw you and your contact
from this site through personal endeavor and decided to contact. I
believe my contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God
can use any body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he
has ordained.
 
Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you.
 
I am Jim Abadi, the director of the accounts & auditing dept
.Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc Republic Of Benin With due respect, I'm seeking
your consent to present you as the next of kin to a deceased customer
of our bank who died years back without any established heirs so that
the bank will not confiscate his deposit of (US$22.1M) and return it
to the Government of Benin.
 
Also note that the deceased deposit has an open beneficiary and any
foreigner can put claim over the fund irrespective of your tribe,
names and religion provided you have the secret information on the
security file jacket of the deceased deposit which I will furnish to
You upon demand by authorities of my bank.
 
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because these funds cannot be
approved to a local Bank here but can only be approved to any foreign
bank account because the money is in US Dollar account and the former
owner of the account is a foreigner too. My aim is to source a honest
and trustworthy individual to whom I can entrust these funds and who
will act as trustee pending my arrival in your country since my period
of disengagement from service is near.
 
I have all necessary legal documents to back up this claim. All that
is required of you is absolute honesty, total commitment, co-operation
& absolute confidentiality.Be rest-assured that this transaction will
be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect both
parties from breach of the law and it is 100% risk free and attracts
no authorities and every information you will require as the next of
kin will be forwarded to you after your final acceptance to help me
champion this deal.
 
More details will be given to you as soon as you reply.
 
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:
 
a. Full Name(s)
b. Direct phone & fax number(s)
c. Your direct email & any other information you may deem helpful.
 
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
 
Thank you for your cooperation until I read from you. You may also
reach me at my private email address or, call me for further
information on, +229 97 289395 , jimabdullah@hotmail.co.uk
 
 
Best regards,
Mr Jim Abadi.
 
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS: jimabdullah@hotmail.co.uk

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