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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. Jerry Davis" <mrjerrydavis041@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jerrydavis@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:51:42 +0000
Subject: Attention trsuted friend



Dear Friend,
My Name is Mr. Jerry Davis, I am writing this letter in confidence believing to receive possitive reply from you.I need your honest and trustful email ready to work with me in this very transaction.I am a manager of a financial institution, I got your contact through a reliable source through Bénin chambers of commerce.I am married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance,I contacted you as regards to a business proposal that will be of an immense benefit to both of us and the less privileged ones. Being the manager accounting / audit department i discovered a sum huge ammount and Gold dust of (150kg) in an account belonging to one of our foreign customers Late ,Mr. William Ali. He was a property magnate from your country he died in a car accident on his way to the airprot on July 25th 2007.
Gold depository Number : B/ 7..F .31460Bank Clearing No.248Swift No.BABZH80V
The choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where you live particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein. Since we got information about his death, there is nobody to stand as his next of kin to come over and claim his money because the bank cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
This fund shall be transferred to any designated account that shall be provided by you as my recipient.I have since, placed this amount on an Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary (Anonymous) to avoid trace. As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account on my behalf. These shall be done through bank-to-bank transfer. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages 50% for me and 50% to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this claim we are about to make. All I need is to upload your names to the documents and legalize at the Benin High Court in order to prove you the legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest co-operation, confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you 100 % success and that this business transaction will be executed under the ambit of law and will also protect you from any breach of the contract.
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of this fund so that the fund can be transferred to your account.If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response in my personal email address; ( jerrydavis@Safe-mail.net )
with information below.A. Your Full Name:...............................................B. Address:...........................................................C. Direct phone:...................................................D. Your State:.......................................................E. Age:.................................................................F. Occupation:......................................................
Best Regards,Mr.Jerry Davis.

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