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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: UNION NATIONAL BANK <unionnationalbankplc@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 08:52:02 -0700
Subject: INTRODUCTION 100% LEGAL TRANSACTION


I am Mr. Barrister Jason Campbell, a close friend and personal Assistant to
Late Mr. Alex Nelson, a Russian the president of the Oil Alliance Company,
who unfortunately lost his life in the Russian Yak-40 jet charter flight on
March 9, 2000. You will read more news about the crash on visiting this
site;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/672849.stm


Before his death, he deposited (€22.5M- Twenty Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Euros) at the vault of a financial institution in United Kingdom
and documentations regarding the deposit is with me ONLY.

It has been called to my attention that the New EU law of
succession/claims/fund indicates a duration in which such claims could be
tolerated. I have recently been mandated by the Institution demanding me to
present somebody could be the next of kin/beneficiary of the said funds.
Failure to respond to this ultimatum would legally allow the financial
institute to report this funds to the central bank of EU as unclaimed
funds(Lack of supersede).

I have succeeded in almost all the necessary requirements concerning the
release of this funds and it is my intention to introduce this opportunity
to you as the beneficiary. Please note that I'm legally equipped and I have
all necessary documentations for the claiming of the estate.

Upon your decision of acceptance, I would process the release of this fund
to your possession; you would be entitled to 30% of the said funds and 60%
for me and 10% for Motherless babies home/ Expenses during the transaction.

In conclusion, it's my concern to demand your ultimate honesty,
co-operation and confidentiality to enable us conclude this transaction. I
GUARANTEE that this process would be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that would legally protect you from any breach of Law.

If you are interested, send me the following information via email to me so
that we can start processing this transaction: -

1 Complete Names (First and Last Names)
2 Full Address.
3. Phone and Fax numbers (for proper communication.)
4. Occupation, Age and Marital Status.

Thank you for your understanding and reply to (barristerjcampbell@gmail.com)
I look forward to hear from you. You can reach me through my phone number
+1858-876-7075

Best regards,

Mr. Barrister Jason Campbell

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