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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: =?utf-8?q?=22George=20Culmer=22?= <tweston@team-financeuk.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:33:23 +0100
Subject: Hello

Hello Good day,

My name is Mr.George Culmer, I work with one of the leading Banks here
in London, UK. I would need your consent to present you as the next of
kin to our late customer who died during march 11th 2011 Earthquake
disaster in Japan. He was a wealthy business man who deposited
£8,000,000.00 ( Eight Million Great British Pounds) in our Bank. He
died without any registered next of kin as he was long divorced and
had no child.
I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents
required to present you as his beneficiary next of kin.

I contacted you because you have same name identity with our late
client and can perfectly fit in as next of kin, We can work together
to claim this fund. Please listen, this is real and goes on in Banks
all over the world without people knowing. Let us utilize this
opportunity because it does not come always. A lot of customers open
private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge of their
families and when they die, such money will be lost to the Bank unless
someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so
much money silently.On your confirmation of this message and
indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more details.

I'm interested in investing a substantial amount of funds into Real
estate / Manufacture business sector in America,this is subjected to
the availability of by- Laws that allows for foreign investment and my
choice of Mexico is due to your buoyant economy.

Please endeavor to provide me with the following so that we can
discuss in details

1) Mobile phone numbers
2) Full name
3) Contact address and occupation

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible via my
private e-mail address (siw105555@gmail.com)

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.George Culmer.
E-mail:siw105555@gmail.com
Hill House 1 Little New Street London
EC4A 3TR,
United Kingdom

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