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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 Morgan <jamesm@pisem.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:30:53 -0500
Subject: RE: VERY URGENT

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Dear friend,

I imagine that this message might come to you as an utmost surprise, but
it is coming in this way because of my urgent need for a partner, who will
collaborate with me in a very important mutually beneficial project, which
made me to contact you as such. Please bear with me on that.

I am a banker by profession here in United Kingdom and currently I am
holding an important and sensitive position in the Audits and Accounts
unit of the bank.

I currently have a time-bound, but readily begging/beckoning opportunity
of transferring a “left funds” of ($11.2million – Eleven Point Two Million
Dollars), out of our bank, to any other choice/preferred bank account
anywhere on earth, from the account of a deceased customer of our bank
here - late Mr. Richard Miller, who died in the (Egypt Air Flight 990) air
crash, along with his family. – (The narrative/full detail of this crash
is available on demand).

I am therefore requesting you herewith, to partner with me in this
business deal where this money ($11.2million – Eleven Point Two Million
Dollars) will upon successful transfer to your Choice/preferred bank a/c
anywhere on earth, be shared between us in the ratio of 50:50%,
legitimately, lawfully and without a problem, or breaking of any law
anywhere on earth. That is what I am offering you, by this mail.

If you agree to my above business proposal, further details of the
transaction will be forwarded to you, as soon as I receive your return
indicating interest, or asking for such details.

Respectfully yours

Mr. James Morgan




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