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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: "Mr.Simon Coxy" <simoncoxyprivatefiles@gmail.com>
Reply-To: simon@simoncoxy.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:26:41 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,

I bring to you warm and cordial greetings from London, United Kingdom.

Its true that we don't know each other very well but i decided to contact you
after going through your profile. My Name is (Mr.Simon Coxy) an America. i am working with a big bank here in London as auditor general and head of
computing department. There is a bank account opened in my bank in 2000 and
since 2003 nobody has operated on this account again.

After going through some old files I discovered that the owner of this account
is a wealthy businessman/ politician who died in a plane crash with his wife.
This man died without a [heir] or Next of Kin hence the money is floating in
his dormant account and if I do not remit this money out of the country
urgently it will be forfeited to the government.

According to the banking laws, every dormant account is closed after 10 years
and the entire money is returned to the government as UNCLAIMED FUND. I don't
want the government to claim this money for nothing, I want us to work
together to claim this money. The owner of this account is a foreign customer,
that is why I need a foreigner from another country to handle this transaction
with me.

now am looking for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this
important transaction of £7,500,000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
British Pounds Sterling). I will use my position and influence in the bank to
effect the legal approval and onward transfer of this fund into your bank
account with appropriate clearance from foreign payment department. But you
have to promise me that you will not run away with the money after receiving
this money in your bank account. I am afraid to do this business with someone
I have never met in person, but I have to trust you and believe that we will
use this opportunity to establish good relationship between us. We will
destroy all documents of transaction immediately you receive this fund in your
account leaving no trace.

Once you receive the money in your account, we will share it equally 50/50,
that is 50% for me and 50% for you. If you accept my proposal, kindly reply me
urgently and give me below information's so that i can forward it to the bank
for immediate transfer of the funds into your personal bank account.

Please reply to my private email address:simon@simoncoxy.co.uk
Your Full Names
Your Direct Phone Number
Your Nationality
Your Age
Your Occupation

Sincerely yours,

Mr.Simon Coxy

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