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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.Harrison James" <officefile061976@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: b_bank@superposta.com
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:40:14 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Dear Customer




Dear Valued Customer,

This is to inform you that we received email from one Mr. Paul Richard
Chamberlain from Australia who presented to us an address plus ID card and
account number, informing us that you gave him the power of attorney to
claim your fund amounted to US$2,500,000.00 deposited in your name with BB
Bank.

Please try and get back to us immediately for reconfirmation before we
instruct him to pay US$105 for the required reactivation charge and have
the fund release to him as ordinances mandated.

Below is the information he sent to us:
Full Name: Paul Richard Chamberlain
Full address: 1994 Mallee Road , JACUP. Western Australia . (WA).
Australia 6337.
Occupation: Accountant / Grain and Stock Farmer.
Age: 63 yrs DOB: 22nd January 1949.
Country: Australia . Nationality: Australian.

For more information regarding your funds, email us your current telephone
number and private email address here: (b_bank@superposta.com) Hope to
hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
Mr.Harrison James

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