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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: JAMES SCHERMAN <jamesmaroleng1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <jamessscherm@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:17:23 -0700
Subject: READ AND GET BACK ASAP



--
Greetings to you

This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it's just my
urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am a banker by profession here in South Africa and
currently holding a post as the Auditing and Accounting unit of the
bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds
($18.5million) originally belonging to one of my bank clients Mr. Kurt
Kahle, who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2000 in a plane
crash. You can confirm genuinely the deceased's death by clicking on
this

Web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Meanwhile the whole arrangement and directives needed to put claim over
this fund as the bona-fide next of kin to the deceased will be forward
to you upon your acceptance, information will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also
benefit yourself to this great business opportunity. I am inviting you
for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the
ratio of 45% for me and 50% for you, while
5% will be mapped out for expenses if you agree to my proposal,Send me
your full name and adders/age/occupation
and your phone number. Please, you have been advised to keep this as
top
a secret as I am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole
situation here in the bank until you confirm the money in your account,
than i will come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the
fund
and further investment, either in your country or any other country you
may advice me to invest in. All other necessary information will be
sent
to you when I hear from you.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your
willingness in this deal.
Have a good day
Best Regard
James Scherman

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