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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: "Byron White" <mrcarlosbermudez@aol.com>
Reply-To: byron.white2@aol.com
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2014 13:12:55 -0700
Subject: RE:Urgent massage for you!!!


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Hello,
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I am Mr. Byron White, I am 52 years old and i work with a reputable bank i=
n Chase bank Washington DC branch. I have been with the bank for 20 years a=
nd i am in search of a honest partner to do business with, as I do have acc=
ess of dormant account and i am handling over 300 personal account with hug=
e funds inside, some of this people are dead and do not have next of kin, i=
am willing to do business with you base on a good percentage to transfer o=
ne(1) of my deceased client inheritance funds into your checking, current o=
r saving account without any trace.
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But as you know to every business there are process and protocol that need=
to be met that is why I have partner with a Financier in the state that wi=
ll assist us with any funds we need, I will be open to you my friend there =
are documents that we need to submit to the bank as you being the next of k=
in and the bank does not need to know I am with you but I will be your eye =
in the bank , as for the funds we need, the Financier in the states who is =
willing to assist us as much funds we need but only to a CREDIT CARD or a L=
ine of Credit Account, so depending on how much your limit is on your credi=
t card / line of credit will depend on how much money can be transferred fr=
om chase bank to your personal account in the states within 1 week, the tot=
al funds in my possession is over 140million Dollars.
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Like I said you do not need to spend your money, all you need is to have a=
credit card available and your trust and when you get back to me on how mu=
ch your credit limit is, then I will let you know how much can be transferr=
ed into your account and how much % will be yours but be rest assured my fr=
iend your % will be more than 30% of the funds which will be transferred in=
to your account, also even if you owe on your credit card or have a balance=
, the financier will clear all your outstanding Credit you owe and make out=
available cash for you , this is a one in a life time opportunity make goo=
d use of it.
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Kindly send your response in this regard by stating the below information:
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1) Limit on your Credit Card/Line of Credit.
2) Full Names
3) Tel. & Cell Number for easy communication.
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Thanks for your co-operation
Byron White
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JP Morgan Chase bank
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-CLIENT OR ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE.
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