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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: Jim Abu <michaelservice2011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jimabu2011@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:35:19 +0200
Subject: Greeting my dear,

Greeting my dear,

I want to introduce my self on this grawn great opportunity,my name is
Mr.Jim Abu. I am a Banker by Profession from Lome Togo West Africa and
currently holding the Post Of chief auditor in charge of debt recovery
in our Bank.

i wish to know if we can work together for this transaction.I have the
opportunity of transfering an unclaimed funds ($3.5 Million) belonging
to one of my Bank's client who died along with his entire family in a
car accident along bagida express road, On the 21st of April
2009.Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this fund can
be shared between us in the ratio of 40/50 / 10% for any incurable
expenses that will come during the transfer, If you agree to my
business proposal.

Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i
receive your mail.

I Will Fly Over To Meet You After The Successful Transfer For Sharing
According To The Agreed Percentages. Let Me Know If You Can Handle It,

I want to assure that this transaction is real and that I am man of
integrity. I can never contemplate or think of cheating you because as
a christain we are taught to be our brother’s keeper and I do carry
out my duty with the fear of God. I am married with kids and I will
not do anything that will tarnish my family's image. I work so hard in
order to better the lives of my family and people around me and this
necessitated my letter to you, so that we can carry out this
transaction in order to assure the future of our families.

(1). You will not betrayed me at last
(2). You will manage my share in your country or company (if available).
(3). You will stand as the sponsor; I mean you will finance the whole
process of releasing this fund to you.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours in Service,
Mr. Jim Abu

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