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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: "Jim Bright." <jim_b2011@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: "Jim Bright." <jim_b20111@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:51:57 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Congratulation's


Dear Good Friend

I am Mr Jim Bright account Manager To  Mrs Beverly Eckert. I am contacting you of a business that will be of Mutual benefit . I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of $9.7 million  Dollars to your bank account for investment purpose after we share the money as we  agreed before the deal commence.However, you will be in position  of 20% after the deal is done,  I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
 protect you from any breach of the law,as I will use  my position in the  Bank as the account manager to the
depositor here to perfect this business transaction & secure Approvals and guarantee the successful  execution
of this transaction As  well all the copy of the documents that covers the
deposit are in tight to my position and other necessary Document's that cover's the deposit of fund.


This money has been here in our Bank lying dormant for years now without anybody coming for the claim of it.
 I want the fund to release  to you as one of the relative/nest of kin/cousin to our deceased customer
Mrs Beverly Eckert (the account owner)  who died on Commuter Plane Crashes Into Buffalo-Area Home of which
I later find out through my research that his husband was a victim who died  in the World Trade Center attacks
of  11 /10 2001. You can confirm the genuineness  of the business by visiting this website: news that carry it
 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,492164,00.html


In accordance with the country banking laws and constitution guiding the bank institution stated
that after the expiration of 1 year, if no body or person come's for the claim as the next of
 kin/cousin/Relative's for the claim of the fund , such  money will be revert to the  government
 treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim of the fund. Consequently, It is upon this respect,
 I seek to present you as a foreign  to stand  as the next of
kin to the late customer,since no one has come up for the claim. By indicating your interest
I will send you the full details on how the business will be executed. Please keep this proposal
as a top secret. If your interest do not hesitate to contact me immediately so we talk and i will
guide you on the normal and legal step to follow  to enable us achieve this golden opportunity successful with out any hitch.Best wishes to you and your family.Awaiting hear from you Urgent. Fill free to call me for more oral
explanation + feel free to write me also at
(jim_b20111@yahoo.com.ph )        


Remain Blessed
Mr Jim Bright

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