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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Geryson Devin" <greysondevin441@gmail.com>
Reply-To: devin_greyson11@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:29:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY.

LLOYD'S TSB BANK
P.O BOX 1000,
BX1 1LT ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM.


My Name is Mr. Greyson Devin, I work with a private Bank here in London UK. I want to introduce and negotiate with you a business opportunity that exist in my office here and that will be of great benefit to us.

During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with holding balance of US$42,759,000.00 {Forty Two Millon seven hundred and fifty Nine Thousand US Dollars only} Sometimes a person will open a bank account, deposit money, and then disappear into the tin air. Banks are not always able to find out what has become of these silent customers, or to know whether they should follow up on requests from people who claim to be heirs to the accounts.

The main problem is that the customer resides abroad and, due to bank secrecy, the bank cannot publish notices in the international press to locate the depositaries. This has led the majority of Swiss banks to refrain from opening small- deposit accounts for foreign customers; for fear that they will forget that the account exists.

It has happened in the past, however, that customer pass away and their heirs can neither prove the death, nor their heir ship.

This was a frequent occurrence during the wartime periods, and the banks have now set up a simple, rapid resolution procedure operating to their customers' advantage. Dormant assets are defined as any assets deposited with a bank (i.e. an account, a custody account or a safety-deposit box) for which there has been no contact with the customer in the bank's files for the last ten years or more.

I am prepared to place you in a position and instruct the bank to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you and no more. That is, we share the proceeds 55% for me and 45% for you. We can fine-tune this based on our interactions and with my position/affiliate in the bank, we can get things done in a smooth way. There is a reward for this project and it is a task well worth undertaking. I will like to invest 50% of my share in your Country with your help/idea.

I am constrained to issue more details about this business until your response is received. If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust and can keep secret and ready to take 45% of any amount I transfer to your account from the dormant account and I will take 55%, send your account information's by return mail. Tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive the above information.

I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free and you can send an empty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is capable to receive incoming funds.

Look forward to discuss this opportunity further with you in full details, contact me here(devingreyson001@hotmail.com)

Thank you for your time and attention.

Best Regard,
Mr. Greyson Devin.

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