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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: "Dr. Christopher Johnson" <info.creditsuisse@london.com>
Reply-To: dr.christopherjohnson40@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:48:30 +0100 (WAT)
Subject: From Dr. Christopher Johnson.



Hello Friend.

I am Dr. Christopher Johnson Head of Accounting Audit Department of a
credit Suisse bank, One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ London, here in
England. I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of an
immense benefit to both of us. In my department, being the manager London
Regional Office, I discovered a Sum of £16.5 Million (Sixteen Million and
five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling) in an account that Belongs to one
of our foreign customers Late Business Mogul Mr. Moises Saba Masri
Billionaire, a Jew from Mexico that was a victim of a helicopter crash 10
Jan, 2010, killing him and his family members. Saba was 46-years-old. Also
in the chopper at the time of the crash was his wife, their son Abraham
(Alberto) and his daughter-in-law. The pilot was also dead.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and
the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally
have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at 16.5 Million Pounds can be paid to
you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40%
to you. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to
back up this claim we are making. All I need is to fill in your names to
the documents and legalize it in the court here to prove you as the
legitimate beneficiary. All I require now is your honest Co-operation,
Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I
guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please, provide me the following, as we have 7 days to run it through.
This is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping
that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation
of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more
information.
Endeavour to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

Thanking you in anticipation of your favorable reply.

Regards,
Dr. Christopher Johnson.

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