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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: "Jane Wall" <Alev.Simer@merlinia.de>
Reply-To: cfservices101@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:25:10 +0100
Subject: Re

Good day Sir/Madam,

Compliment of the season,l am Mrs Jane Wall a citizen of Poland,l would
like you to give urgent attention to this e-Mail,which I hope it will meet you in good condition of health.


l want to transfer 10.5 Million usd to your bank account, the fund belongs to my late brother who died along with his entire family in the Kenya
plane crash in 2003 during their vacation journey.

The fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim .But before I
proceed , you can as well view this site to know more about this
situation.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

which l hope we can work to met the funds transfer,since the bank said
they need some one from America to claim the funds because of the will
written down by my late brother and because he nationalize over in America.


Since his death,the bank have been expecting any one from America or
business partner
to come over and claim his money,l was only the one presented but the bank
refuse me and said,his will was to give me 30% as his brother and it is ONLY
his Or any one of his nationality (America) can claim this funds.

As indicated in there banking guidelines or my brother will and laws.
so a friend of mine advise me to contact any one from America, whom
can help me claim this funds.


Also have it at the back of your mind,that this prospective
opportunity does not involve
any risk,and does not need much engagement from you.

I am also ready to go into any agreement including giving out 30% and
extra 10% for any expense made during the process of this transaction.
because this transaction involve high level of trust.

since my brothers will was that,30% should be given

to me as his sister, 30% to charity organization and contributing to
the development of evangelism in America, assisting motherless babies
homes and poor churches

all over America and 10% to his barrister, lastly 25% will be given
to any one of
America citizen [the same nationality, which is you ],which will help
he contributing to the development

of this evangelism in America, assisting motherless babies homes and poor
churches all over the America and 5% to the bank.

please contact me if you can be of help with my business email address
( janewall85@gmail.com ) I shall send you more information and
procedures when I receive

positive response from you.

Thanks and God bless.

Mrs Jean Wall
write me at
janewall85@gmail.com

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