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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: BEN JAMES <officeofpresidence29@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:40:46 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM GEORGE


Attn; Please,
 
I want to say that
I'm disappointed in you for such low thinking of yours because we all
knew that the funds are legally approved in your favour, but that is
not enough reason for you to change the beneficiary ownership without
informing us the Bank in charge of your transfer.
 
We just received your new account which you sent
to us.

The problem in this account is that it does not bear your name as beneficiary
but a man who claim to be your elder brother MR. JAMES D. BROWN.

His surname and address is quite different from yours. We have been informed
that you are unable to take care of the service charge and your brother told us
that you have instructed him to pay the service charge and receive your money
for you. 

However, we have successfully completed verifications on your fund today and
confirm it legitimate to release the sum of (US $2.851,324,23 million) being
payment to your new nominated Bank account states thus:

Bank name: Bank of America
A/C name: James David Brown
A/C number: 045 0922
 
I had called the Head Directors of Operations in Africa here but he also denied knowing this man as your next of kin. We
are biased but just want to confirm before we make the transfer to him.
 
Do you still need your whole fund transferred to your old account as stated
before or do we continue with this new account of this man BROWN as your
next of kin? Let me know by email immediately or call me before it is late
today. We shall work on the change of ownership of the whole funds to this man
once we hear from you.

Note; that transmittal sheet can be send to you once the transfer is completed
here (if you need it) to help you confirm your funds with your brother's Bank.
 
Please, do not bother about the fee, your brother is ready to take care of
everything to receive this fund in his name as beneficiary since you told him
that you are no more interested.
 
We have not received the fee from him yet, but will advise him to send it after
the beneficiary ownership approval papers of the fund changes to
his name.

For more information, zenithbankplcnigerian@yahoo.com

Thank you.

Sincerely Yours In Service,

Mr. Innocent George.

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