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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. George Culmer" <culmerm@ymail.com>
Reply-To: rm.culmer@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:37:13 -0600
Subject: From: Mr. George Culmer.



From: Mr. George Culmer.

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via E-mail.

In my banking department I discovered an abandoned sum worth of £32,000.000.00
Thirty Two Million British Pounds Sterling. in an account that belongs to one
of our customers who unfortunately lost his life with his entire family on
plane crash since 2002. Since his death, I have been expecting his next of kin
or relatives to come over and claim his funds because we cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as Next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking procedure. I want you to come in as the Next Of Kin,
all needed cooperation to make the claims will be given to you by me. If you
are interested kindly let me have your full contact details and I will give
you more details. i contacted you so i can present you as my late client next
of kin, so the money can be transferred to your foreign account as the foreign
beneficiary of the fund, and we will share it together.


I will give you 50% of the total sum for your sincere cooperation. We will
discuss much in details when I receive your response.

Waiting for your response. Private Email: g.culmer@yahoo.com

Yours truly,

Mr. George Culmer.

www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

From: Mr. George Culmer.

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via E-mail.

In my banking department I discovered an abandoned sum worth of £32,000.000.00
Thirty Two Million British Pounds Sterling. in an account that belongs to one
of our customers who unfortunately lost his life with his entire family on
plane crash since 2002. Since his death, I have been expecting his next of kin
or relatives to come over and claim his funds because we cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as Next of kin or relation to the deceased as
indicated in our banking procedure. I want you to come in as the Next Of Kin,
all needed cooperation to make the claims will be given to you by me. If you
are interested kindly let me have your full contact details and I will give
you more details. i contacted you so i can present you as my late client next
of kin, so the money can be transferred to your foreign account as the foreign
beneficiary of the fund, and we will share it together.


I will give you 50% of the total sum for your sincere cooperation. We will
discuss much in details when I receive your response.

Waiting for your response. Private Email: g.culmer@yahoo.com

Yours truly,

Mr. George Culmer.

www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

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