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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. Smith Jordan" <mrsmithjordan0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: larryxhosa@mail.mn
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:57:54 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Hello My Good Friend,



Hello My Good Friend,





I am Mr. Smith Jordan. The Chief Financial Officer of (Rand Merchant Bank
of South Africa). I am writing you about a business proposal that will be
of an immense mutual benefit to both of us. In My department, I discovered
a sum of 25,500,000.00 GBP (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand
British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
deceased Customers A billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba
Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a Victim of a helicopter crash on January
10th 2010, resulting to his death and his family members. Mr. Moises Saba
Masri was 47-years-old. Also in the chopper at the time of the crash was
his wife, their Son Avraham (Albert) his daughter-in-law. The pilot was
also dead.



You can get more information's as regards to the crash and the death of
our late customer Mr.


Moises Saba Masri on the website address:




http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html




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 #25,500,000.00
GBP (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling)
can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,
70% To me and 30% to you. If you wish to render your selfless service but
very rewarding, please provide me with the following Information, as we
have seven (7) days to run it through.




1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Home Address:
4. You’re Occupation:
5. You’re Nationality:
6. You’re Sex/Age:



Upon your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I
will forward your details to the Attorney to enable him open communication
with you and secured all the necessary legal documents That will back up
and legalize them in the court here to prove you as the legitimate
beneficiary of the Funds 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 Having gone through a
methodical search,





I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this Proposal
interesting. Upon your response, I will furnish you with more
information’s. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me
waiting via my personal Telephone and Email Address:
(mrsmithjordan1@secretarias.com)



Thanking you in anticipation for a favorable reply.


Best Regards,



Mr. Smith Jordan
Chief Financial Officer,
Rand Merchant Bank of South Africa


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