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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.Johnson Brown" <johnsonbrown_1n@live.com>
Reply-To: mrjohnsonbrow11@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:07:36 +0200
Subject: Confidencialidad y urgente Responder

mi querido,

Estoy Mr.Johnson Brown, el auditor general y jefe del departamento de
informática de nuestro banco. Tengo muy urgente y confidencial
propuesta de negocio para usted. Entiendo que Internet no es la mejor
manera de conectarse con usted debido a la confidencialidad que exige
la operación. Descubrí una cuenta inactiva en mi oficina, lo que
cuenta ha estado inactiva y no se ha utilizado en los últimos años. A
partir de mis investigaciones y confirmaciones, el propietario de esta
cuenta, que un extranjero por su nombre Engr. MB Thompson, quien murió
en julio de 2008 y desde entonces nadie ha hecho nada en cuanto a la
reivindicación de estos fondos, ya que no tiene familiares que son
conscientes de la existencia de la cuenta ni tampoco los fondos.

Será en mi interés de transferir este fondo por valor de £
18,000,000.00 (GBP) Libra esterlina millones a una cuenta en el
extranjero fiduciario fiable. Esta operación es totalmente libre de
riesgos y que el fondo es legítimo y no procede de drogas, lavado de
dinero, terrorismo o cualquier otro acto ilegal. Si interesantes para
ser un colaborador en este sentido, entonces amablemente detalles con
su nombre completo, edad, ocupación, dirección de correo electrónico
privado, número de móvil y etc promesa de que sus datos personales
están en buenas manos y nunca lo hará estar expuestos a cualquier
transacción que la voluntad detrimento nuestra imagen. Prometo tener
relación 50/50 compartiendo con usted al finalizar la transferencia y
estaré dispuesto a proporcionarle información más detallada sobre esta
transacción al tener su seguridad y confianza para trabajar conmigo en
la sinceridad y el tratamiento de esta transacción confidencial.

Respetuosamente,

Mr.Johnson Brown
E-mail: mrjohnson_brown@yahoo.fr
AUDITOR GENERAL
B.P: 7296 ASSIVITO, Cotonou.

My Dear,

I am Mr.Johnson Brown, the General auditor and head of computing
department of our bank. I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. I understand that Internet is not the best way to
link up with you because of the confidentiality which the transaction
demands. I discovered a dormant account in my office; this account has
been dormant and has not been operated for the past few years. From my
investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account, a
foreigner by name Engr. M. B. Thompson, who died in July, 2008 and
since then nobody has done anything as regards to the claiming of this
funds because he has no family members who are aware of the existence
of neither the account nor the funds.

It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth £18,000,000.00
(GBP) million British Pound to a reliable trustee account offshore.
This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is legitimate
and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act. If it might interest you to be a collaborator to
this effect, then kindly details me with your full name, age,
occupation, private e-mail address, mobile number and etc. I promise
that your personal data are in safe hands and will never be exposed to
any transactions that will detriment our image. I promise to have
50/50 sharing ratio with you on transfer completion and I shall be
willing to supply you with more detailed information concerning this
transaction upon having your assurance and confident to work with me
in sincerity and treating this transaction confidentially.

Respectfully,

Mr.Johnson Brown
E-mail:mrjohnson_brown@yahoo.fr
GENERAL AUDITOR
B.P:7296 ASSIVITO,COTONOU.

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