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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: INVESTMENT
Reply-To: <KavitaMazumdar176@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:32:20 +0530
Subject: my subject


Dear Friend. I humbly request your consent and co-operation so as I can pr=
esent you as an heir/next-of-kin of a deceased account proceeds value 5,050=
8,609.00 INR (Five Crore five Lakh eight thousand Six Hundred and Nine Indi=
a rupees only) I am writing this letter in confidence believing that it is =
the wish of God to meet with you since we have not met before, I got your e=
-mail address from AOL- Local Yellow Page with regard to your profile, afte=
r searching all the job site, Hindu, matrimony and religious site looking f=
or a trust worthy person and I decided to contact you. I am Mrs. Kavita Maz=
umdar of Auditing and accounting section staff in Royal bank of Scotland Ba=
rakhamba road branch New Delhi, during my investigation and auditing I came=
across many inactive accounts but there is a particular account that has n=
ot been noticed by the previous/past auditors the account has been dormant =
without any claim of the fund. I write to solicit for your support and assi=
stance to carry out this deal in my bank that will benefit us. Lying in one=
of the many inactive accounts is the sum of 5,508,609.00 INR (Five Crore f=
ifty Lakhs eight thousand Six Hundred and Nine India rupees only) belonging=
to a foreign customer (Mr.Chowalert Jitjamnong) who was a gas consultant h=
ere in India, he happened to be deceased during a vacation trip with his wi=
fe (Mrs .Siriphut Jitjamnong) and the only child (Chawit Jitjamnong) on boa=
rd One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight OG269 Phuket Airport plane crash =
of Monday, 17th September 2007 from Bangkok to Phuket. Info of this crash w=
as on the news which we have tried to notify his relatives but to no avail,=
see link below for more detailed information: http://www.korat-info.com/fo=
rum/viewtopic.php?f=3D18 & t=3D1496#p6452 Unfortunately, he has no family m=
ember in India or Over-sea who are aware of the existence of the funds, at =
this juncture, I have decided to do business with you by soliciting your as=
sistance in applying as the next of kin to the bank then the money will be =
released to you, as I do not want the money to go into the bank treasury as=
an unclaimed bill, because the banking laws and guidelines stipulate that =
if such money remains unclaimed for a period of eight years(8yrs),the money=
will be moved into the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill. My request and =
interest for a next of kin is occasioned by the fact that the customer was =
a foreigner and he secretly deposited the money without telling anybody, mo=
re importantly I will be responsible for approving application form from a =
next of kin as part of my duty and recommendations but I will not let anybo=
dy know about the secret deal between us. 55% of the money will be my share=
and 45% will be your share for the role you played as a partner and assist=
ance to actualise this deal. To affect the immediate transfer of the fund t=
o your bank account if you agree, you must apply first to the bank as the n=
ext of kin to the deceased, and then we will follow up all formalities for =
the transaction. If you are interested, please send me your information imm=
ediately: 1) Name, 2) Address, 3) mobile number 4) Id proof. To enable me f=
ix it up in the deceased customer file immediately. It is 100% risk free be=
cause it will be secret between you and I and nobody will find out. Upon re=
ceipt of your reply, I will send to you, the text of application you are to=
send to the bank, and further clarify you in other issues as to effect thi=
s business. Waiting to hear from you urgently Best Regards, Mrs Kavita Mazu=
mdar Email id: KavitaMazumdar176@outlook.com ATTENTION PLEASE: REPLY VIA TH=
IS EMAIL: KavitaMazumdar176@outlook.com=20

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