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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: Terry Cassidy
Reply-To: <terricassidy@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 08:03:11 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!


ATTENTION:
A customer of ours who died nine years ago in Tsunami tragedy in Indonesia=
leaving behind an estate/capital (US$20M) in a Bank here where I work,till=
date nobody has come forward or put application for the claim.
During the Bank private search for the late gentle man relatives your name=
and email contact was among the findings that matches the same surname as =
the deceased who died intestate with no Will or next of kin. To maintain th=
e level of security required I have intentionally left out the final detail=
s.
Banking regulation/legislation demand that I notify the fiscal authorities=
after a statutory time period when dormant accounts of this type are calle=
d in by the monetary regulatory bodies if nobody applies to claim the funds=
. I urge you to come forward since I can provide you with the details neede=
d for you to claim the estate/capital so that I can be gratify by you ,in t=
his way $12,000,000.00 for you and $8,000,000.00 for me. I will do all the =
crucial part in the Bank to have the claim released to you promptly.
Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning thi=
s issue to affirm your willingness and cooperation please do so by replying=
me, cassidytery@yandex.com with your Telephone Number and Your Contact Inf=
ormation.
I do expect your prompt response.
Thank you,
Terry Cassidy

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