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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: Jeanclaude TOURAINE <j14501@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tourainejeanclaude@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:42:41 +0000
Subject: I am waiting for your response


Dear Friend,
I know this mail will come to you as a shock hence we have not had any previous dealings nevertheless, to make you less curious I got your contact through an international web operator on my quest for someone competent and trustworthy who will make this opportunity of a lifetime into a fulfillment.My names is Mr.Jeanclaude Touraine, the Director in charge of Auditing section of a Bank in UK I discovered existing dormant account.
I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased. As an auditor in the bank I will use my position in the bank to help you stand as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued at (£5.8 Million) GBPS can be transferred to you, this is the story in a nutshell.
I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will receive 45% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to help me execute this business kindly send the followings to me such as:Your Names And Telephone Numbers.......................Thanks.
Mr.Jeanclaude Touraine

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