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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: Anderson Sherry <andersonasherry1luv@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:13:44 +0100
Subject: RE-OUTSTANDING INHERITANCE


Dear
Sir,

This
bank write to inform you that there is an unclaimed fund valued £5.6 Million
GBP in our custody which has remained unpaid in your favor for a period of
time. This money is still in the treasury and the management has instructed the
beneficiary to come up or give a letter of authorization to any next of kin.
Otherwise, they will refer the fund to the state treasury as unclaimed funds.



The
bereavement, demise of the breadwinner evidently shaped an ample opportunity to
gain immensely from this monetary investment. Thus, I propose to do business
with you in lieu to showcase the intricacies of claiming the money for our own
personal investment while stay within the law and gain mutually with no risk
exposed to your integrity; instead of loosing these funds to the bank as
unclaimed funds or deceased funds.



If
we eventually establish a relationship as an expression of this determination,
then six hundred thousand pounds is claimable at our gainful purpose and mutual
interest. Please accept my apologies if I disturb your attention



Sherry
Anderson

ABSA
Bank Limited, [A member of Barclay's Group]

75
king Williams street, London EC4N 7AB

United
Kingdom.


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