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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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Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES SCHERMAN" <jamesssscherman@outlook.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jameschermann@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 10:34:00 -0500 (PET)
Subject: Business Transaction

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.

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 Director of Auditing and Accounting unit
of the bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds
($22.5million) 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
your self to this great business opportunity.Hence, I am inviting you for
a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of
60% for me and 40% for you, while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses
that may come up from the bank. 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, I will come down to your country
for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated 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. So I suggest you get back to me
as soon as possible stating your willingness in this deal.

Have a good day
Best Regard
Mr. James Scherman

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