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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: "johnmasser0020@libero.it" <johnmasser0020@libero.it>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:48:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello

>From The Desk of Johnson Maurice
Sun Bank Offshore, Jersey (Channel Islands)

I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail Instead of a
Certified/Post-mail.

This is due to the urgency and importance of the information. I humbly crave
your attention to read this e-mail with all seriousness because this project is
based on trust, confidentiality, and sincerity in order to achieve a goal.
Although, we have not met before, but i have every reason to believe that you
are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that i got your e-
mail address through commerce directory while searching for a reliable and
reputable person that can handle this transaction.


I am a senior manager accounts/audit in Sun Bank Offshore, (Channel Islands)
I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense
benefit to both of us. In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of ?
10.5 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Only) in an account that belongs
to one of our foreign customers who unfortunately lost his life on his way to
the Airport. Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting
his next of kin or relatives to come forward and claim his money because we
cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as a Next of kin or relation
to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Unfortunately I discovered that his supposed next of kin, being his Only
daughter and wife died along with him in the auto crash leaving nobody with the
knowledge of this fund behind for claim. It is Therefore upon this discovery
that I and his account manager decided to make business with you and release
the money to you as the next of kin or beneficiary of the funds for safety
keeping and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't
want the money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed fund. The
banking law and guidelines here stipulates that such money remained after seven
years the money will be transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed funds.

We agreed that 40% of this money would be for you as foreign partner, while
the balance will be for my colleagues and i. I will visit your country for
disbursement according to the percentage indicated above once the money gets
into your account. Please be honest with me. To commence this transaction, we
require you to immediately indicate your interest by a return e-mail and
enclose the

Following information:

1. Your Full name.
2: Your private telephone and Fax numbers.
3. Occupations and Nationality.
4. Date of Birth.
5. Present Location.

Note this transaction is confidential and risk free. Please note that all the
necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you will be
finalized as soon as you indicate your role in this transaction. We will
discuss more in details when I receive your response, please contact me through
my private E-mail address (mauricemr.john@yahoo.co.uk)

Best regards
Mr. Johnson Maurice.
Senior Manager Account Audit.
Audit/Accounting Division
Sun Bank Plaza, 2-6 Church Street,
P.O. Box 12, St. Helier, Jersey JE 4 9NE
Channel Islands.

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