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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: "Jean Marc" <jeamarc90@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 04:48:28 -0400
Subject: Proof of claim

I am Mr. Jean Marc Chaintron, a senior Auditor of EUROCLEAR Belgium, a
finance and investment management company in Brussels Belgium. In the
course of performing my duties, I discovered a floating fund in an account
which was opened in January 1997 belonging to a foreigner (Names Withheld
for security reasons) who died in 1999 in a ghastly motor accident along
Antwerp auto route with his wife and two kids. Records show that every
effort made by our company to track any member of his family or any one as
the next of kin has failed because the deceased died leaving no heir or a
will in his file. I and my partner have decided to contact you to stand as
the next of kin since you bear the same last name and are from the same
Country with the deceased.


We intend to facilitate the transfer of this sum of Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States dollars ($8.500.000.00) in the Investment
Deposit to a safe account overseas. I am therefore proposing that you
quietly partner with us by standing as the next of kin 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, we are ready to part with a
good percentage of the entire funds. After going through the deceased
records filed in our office, I discovered that no one has operated this
account since 1999 till date and he died without any heir hence the money
has been floating.

The information we have on this account is privileged and confidential as
no other person has access to this. If we do not remit this money
urgently, it would be forfeited and subsequently converted to company's
funds which will benefit only the executive directors of my firm. This
money can be approved to you legally and 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 do give me a response by email so that I can send you detailed
information on the modalities of my proposition. I completely trust you to
keep this proposition absolutely confidential. For Security reasons kindly
forward a copy of this letter back to me via email stating your direct
telephone and fax numbers where I can reach
you easily. I look forward to your prompt response

Best Regards

Jean Marc Chaintron

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