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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: "Bar.Elvis Serge" <michaelsim@flagshipfoods.com.sg>
Reply-To: elvissergeee@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:39:24 +0800
Subject: From: Mr. Elvis Serge .


Compliment of the day to you.

I am Mr. Elvis Serge (an Attorney), I really do not mean to waste your time
and mine. Considering the fact that this is $13,500,000.00 (United State
Dollars) deal, I hope you do understand my assistance from you to claim the
aforesaid fund from the bank here to your own account for an investment
project in your country or any country of our choice.

I have been very careful before letting this deal out with you because we
have not met before and also my personality here should be kept
confidential and that of the total fund. You and I do hear of many Internet
frauds nowadays which means one have to be careful but my communication
with you is 100% real for this deal. Now, I want to put my faith in you and
if at the end you run away with the money, I will leave everything to faith
of nature which I believe you will not do such things to me. This is Mr.
Wang Yu's account information with the bank here in Republic of Benin.

For your information late Mr. Wang Yu is an oil / wood timbers export
business man who based here in Republic of Benin for so many year and he
was involved on the Dana Airplane Crash in Nigeria on the June 3rd, 2012.

Bank name: BRS Bank,
Bank Address: Port Novo
Account name: Wang-Grup Sarl
Account Number: 0103-802213-00
Account Balance: $13,500,000.00 (United State Dollars)
Date of deposit: 23Rd December, 2009
Account officer: Mrs. Paula Teo

I was with late Mr. Wang Yu as his legal attorney / witness when the money
was deposited as fixed deposit in 2009 with the bank for another investment
project oversea with his partner. Since his demise, I have visited the bank
so many times for the fund release but, bank management insisted that I
must present his next of kin/ partner for claim and that is where you comes
inn. The data above is all you need to contact the bank as the next of kin
/ partner for claim as agreed by the bank. I will give you the bank contact
and directive to communicate with them for the claim when I have your
positive response on this deal.

And our agreement will stand: 50% for you while 50% for me (in our
agreement is our faith. Ensure it stands, Please) if you are ready to
complete the deal with me. You may ask for the confirmation of his
involvement in the plane crash, I provide it for you below on this
website:

http://africansuntimes.com/2012/06/lagos-nigeria-plane-crash-victims-list-na
mes-of-passengers-who-died-on-sunday/

Please in your reply forward to me the below data of you.Thanking you for
your honest co-operation to see this deal through with me.

Your full name: Your contact address: Your phone number: Your age:

Mr. Elvis Serge (Attorney).


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