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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. Jean Barseb" <jean.barseb@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Jean Barseb" <mrjbarseb@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:50:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: SOLICITUD DE PERSONAL.


La atención
de: Señor / Señora,
 
 
Yo soy el
Sr. Jean Barseb el auditor a cargo del departamento de remesas del extranjero
de uno de nuestros bancos regionales en la República de Benin.
 
I m recabar
su consentimiento para presentaros a los familiares fallecidos a un cliente de
nuestro banco que accidentalmente murió en 2003 a fin de que el banco no
confiscar su depósito de 22,1 millones y el retorno a bolsa de Gobierno.
 
Me gustaría
que me adelante a su dirección de contacto y su número de teléfono directo para
más aclaraciones en relación con esta transacción.
 
Si está de
acuerdo con mi propuesta de negocio, más detalles de la transferencia será
enviado a usted tan pronto como recibamos su vuelta de correo a través de mi
contacto con este id: mrjb433@gmail.com
 
Saludos,
 
El Sr. Jean
Barseb.

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