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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, Murray Bruce" <test@test.com>
Reply-To: murraybruze@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:26:11 -0400
Subject: =?utf-8?q?TRANSFER_OF_=C2=A338=2E5_Million?=

I’m Murray Bruce, Head of Accounting Audit Department Royal Bank of Scotland, I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of immense and mutual benefit to both of us. It might interest you to know that in my department, being the head of account audit, I discovered a Sum of Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling in an account that Belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Business Mogul Mr. John Lambert, an American that was a victim of a plane crash in 2012, killing him and his family members. John Lambert 44 years, of Springfield, and Robin Melton 46 years, of Ozark, died when the SR22 2012 Cirrus crashed in a field near the intersection of Farm Road 81 and Missouri 123.Also in the plane at the time of the crash were Lambert’s three children — McKinley, 15 year; and Grayson, 16 years, Joshua, 10 years; we regret the great loss.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203861/Family-die-plane-crash-middle-night-business-man-father-controls.html


However, the choice of contacting you aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim without success over the year. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives; I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at £38.5 Million Great British Pounds Sterling can be transferred to you as the named next of kin/beneficiary.

Please, provide me the following, as we have Seven (7) days to complete transaction. This is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name:
2. Your Direct Mobile Number:
3. Your Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:

Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision rather than keep me waiting.

You caan reach me on my direct E-mail-murraybruze@gmail.com)for more clarifications.

Thanking you in anticipation for your favorable and positive reply.

Best Regards,
James W. Adolf

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