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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: johnson ferg <johnsonferg_18@msn.com>
Reply-To: <johnsonferguson94@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:42:26 +0000
Subject: PLEAS RESPOND






Dear friend,

Greetings to you and to your family,Thanks for your response and your

willingness to participate in this business. I am assuring you that you

are not

going to regret anything in this deal, so feel free to corporate with me.

Let me

first, introduce myself to you, my name is Mr.Johnson Ferguson, 54 years old,

happily married with one wife Mrs.Rosemary Ferguson,45years old with three

children, 2boys and 1girl. I am from a reputable family, I use to head the

Accounts department in my bank head office in Scotland for more than (15)

Fifteen years, But last 15th December 2009 i was asked to take position of

Chief

Auditor in our branch here in London-UK.

My proposal is that, during our auditing meeting last Month Ending, I

discovered

a Dormant Accounts, with a balance of (£20,000,000.00 GBP) Twenty Million

British Pounds Sterling, from my personal Investigation, the owner of the

said

account, is a foreigner by name Mr.John Shumejda. After going into deeply

investigation I found out that Mr.John Shumejda. died on the 4th of

January 2002

in a plane crash. for more details visit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm

I therefore propose to do this business with you by receiving this fund in

any

of your preferable account as the NEXT OF KIN, an empty account can serve

provided it is valid. I contacted you because, if this fund is not

transfer out

urgently the fund will be diverted to the British Treasury as an Unclaimed

fund

because of the law imposed by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. for

more

information about the prime Minister decision on dormant accounts visit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

I can assure you as the Chief Auditor, and an expert in this field, this fund

can be approve to any foreigner because their is no name attached the

account by

the deceased as NEXT OF KIN. be informed that this transaction is 100% total

risk free: and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from

drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. Upon the successful

transfer of the fund to your account, you will be given 40% of the total

amount

while 60% will be for me.

You shall send to me as a matter of urgency the following information so

that i

can make all the necessary changes to your name in our bank files and

computers

as the NEXT OF KIN to Late Mr.John Shumejda.

1. Your Full Name:

2. Your Date of Birth:

3. Your International Passport or Work ID:

4. Your Full Contact Address:

5. Your Private Telephone:

6. Your Cell Phone & Fax Number:

7. Your Occupation:

Please find below my information: Mr, johnson Ferguson.

Age: 54 Years

E-mail:johnsonferguson94@yahoo.co.uk

Occupation: Banker

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