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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: "Jeffrey Jones" <jonesjeffrey@adexec.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:23:50 +0200
Subject: Get back to me Urgently if you can handle this Project

Hello dear,
                
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. This however is not mandatory nor will I  in any manner compel you to honor against your will.

I am the branch Manager of a Bank and in my branch existed a dormant account with-holding a grand total sum  of  €22.700.000.00 (Twenty-Two Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros) plus accumulated interest for the past 14 years which  belongs to an Investor who died with his immediate family in an Egyptian Airflight990 over 12 years ago.
 
When I discovered that there had been no deposits or withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry  out a system investigation and I discovered he did not inscribe any name as the next of kin or relative in all his official  deposit documents.
 
After the recent executive meeting and auditing held with the board of trustees, all branch heads were mandated to release  all funds in every account that has been dormant for over twelve years to the available next of kin and report all dormant  accounts without next of kin for permanent closure and transfer of existing credit balance to the Government treasury account  as provided by financial law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries who died interstate (living no wills). And  since this particular account has no next of kin and finding out that you bear a similar last name, I  was urged to contact  you, that I may,  with your consent, present you as the late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a  claim to the bank in that capacity as the next of kin.
 
I have the access to withdraw and destroy all related documents/information for this account on conclusion of this deal. It  is a careful network and for the past six months I have been working on everything to ensure a hitch-free operation. So do  not entertain any fear as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transaction.
 
I propose that 30% of the net sum will be given to you at the conclusion of this deal while the remains will be for me which  you will as well help me to  invest in your Country or any country of your choice in any profitable business. Signify your  interest and I shall direct you on how to put up an application to the bank for the claim of this fund.
 
I expect your response if you can handle this project with me via this my private email address: jonesjeffrey44@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,
Jeffrey Jones
 
 
 

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