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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: DERRICK SHEWIN <derrickshewin@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <derrickshewin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 18:34:34 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,

I appreciate your frantic effort in responding. My names are
Derrick
Sherwin, I work with Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd

I contacted you because of the urgent nature of this transaction. I
am
contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be
attached to this transaction.The Management and the Legal department
of our Bank, in a
recent meeting recommended that the account of our deceased client
LATE ROMAN BLUM,who was one of my branch depositors,should be
declared
Dormant, confiscated and the depositor's funds sent to the Bank
Escrow
account.

LATE ROMAN BLUM died in January 2012 at the age of 97 years leaving
no heir to this account.The bank has made series of efforts to
contact
any of the relatives to claim this money but without success,
you can confirm through this site:

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/34142-roman-blum-no-heirs-to-receive-40-million-fortune-after-death/
OR
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/nyregion/holocaust-survivor-left-an-estate-worth-almost-40-million-but-no-heirs.html?pagewanted=3

LATE ROMAN BLUM own an account in my branch,with the sum of US$8M
deposited in a Secret account with my branch office.Since his
death,no
next of kin to the account holder nor any relative of his has shown
up
for the claim,
this is because he has the account as a secret account thus he left
all the documents for the deposit with me.
This is where I am interested and where I want you to come in.I want
you to come in as the relation of the deceased.

I will give you the relevant documents to file the application for
claim and I assure you that everything will go smoothly. since I am
an
insider with the bank, I want to assure you 100% risk free of this
transaction.

I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims of
the
money and then advise you exactly how we should handle it. I will use
my positions to get all internal documentations to back up the
claims.

Do not be bothered that you are not related in any way to him as I am
in a position to affix your name as the next of kin. The whole
Procedures will last only 9 working days. After the transfer of the
money we will share the money 60-40,that is 60% for me and 40% for
you.

To commence the process of this transaction, please forward the below
details.

1.Your Full Name:
2.Your Contact Address:
3.Your Profession:
4.Your Date of Birth:
5.Your Phone:

Kindly respond promptly so that I can advice you on the next step to
follow.

Expecting to hear from you.

Regards,

Derrick Sherwin

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