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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: "Mr.Giavin Sholmes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j.arvin111@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:48:03 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT FILE USBH/777PAYB

Compliment of the day, I have been expecting your response regarding the collection of your inheritance entitlement with the deposits bank .This instructions was filed and issued by your late relative according to her final inheritance Will document listing your name/Email as her next of Kin . Which read and I quote “That the sum of $1,500,000 USD must be remitted to you immediately after her death as kept with the safe treasury deposits bank”
 
Please I will like to know if you have hired Mark Anderson as your representative towards the collection of your Inheritance with the deposit bank. Because according to him, he said you have requested and hired his legal services as your representative towards the collection of your $1.5Million USD inheritance estate funds entitlement.
 
Please henceforth, you are to discard any unwarranted response from any agencies/groups claiming they have your inheritance fund collection in their possessions .Because we have been having a lot of reports recently that some person(s) are trying hard to make the collection of your One Million five hundred thousand United states dollar on your behalf with the deposits bank. That is the main reasons why the bank is insisting you make the collection now before it gets to the wrong hands.
 
Therefore, I will kindly advice you send your response for further legal proceedings, to enable me ascertain if you are aware about this claims in regards to the handling of your inheritance as kept with the deposits bank, thank you

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