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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: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:41:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: I NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


Sorfry, I am nogt falling for your money, laundering scam.



________________________________
From: Aristidis Diamantis <diaman_aris@yahoo.gr>
To: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2012 4:45 PM
Subject: I NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


Dear Friend,
 
Regards to your brief mail, THIS IS NOT A SCAM OR MONEY LAUNDERY. The dead foreigner{ Kenny P. Jester} who died in 2002 and my intention is for us to work together and transfer this sum of US$15.5M Dollars in the aforementioned account to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you quietly partner with me and provide an account or set up a new one that will serve the purpose of receiving this fund.
 
For your assistance in this venture, I am ready to part with a good percentage of the entire funds.After going through the deceased person's records and files, I discovered that:
 
(1) No one has operated this account since 1999
(2) He died without an heir or WILL; hence the money has been floating.
(3) No other person knows about this account and there was no known beneficiary.
 
If I do not remit this money urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company's funds, which will benefit only the directors of my firm. This money can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary; documentary approvals in your name. However, you would be required to show some proof of claim, which I will provide you with and also guide you on how to make your applications.
 
Please reply so that I can send you detailed information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to keep this proposition absolutely confidential, so if you are still interested to work with me kindly forward below information:
 
Your First and Last Names:
Telephone and fax numbers
Occupation:
Your Age:
Your Nationality:
Your Private Email Address:
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Aristidis Diamanti




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Απο: Hildred Jester <hildred.jester@yahoo.com>
Προς: "diaman_aris@yahoo.gr" <diaman_aris@yahoo.gr>
Κοιν.: "419@419scam.org" <419@419scam.org>
Στάλθηκε: 7:09 μ.μ. Παρασκευή, 5 Οκτωβρίου 2012
Θεμα: Re: SECRET


Sorry, not imterested in your money laundering scam.



________________________________
From: Aristidis Diamantis <aris_diamantis@yahoo.gr>
To:
Sent: Friday, October 5, 2012 8:18 PM
Subject: SECRET



--Dear Friend,

I am Mr Aristidis Diamantis, the Auditor General, Bank of Greece{BKG} . In the course of my auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an account, which was opened in 1999 belonging to a dead foreigner who died in 2002. Every effort made to track any member of his family or next of kin has since failed; hence I got in contact with you to stand as his next of kin since you bear the same last name with him. He died leaving no heir or a will, I will explain my intention to you only if you are interested.

Best Regards,

Mr Aristidis Diamantis

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