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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: "Dr James Little" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjameslittle37@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 21:05:23 -0800
Subject: RE: FROM KAS BANK.

FROM KAS BANK. Suite 560 Salisbury House
London Wall Broadgate London
EC2M 5NU,United Kingdom
Tel: +447011137826
 
Dear Friend,
 
Please accept my apologies if this request does not meet your personal
ethics as it is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in what
ever form. I got your contact email address from the internet
directory and decided to contact you for this transaction that is
based on trust and your outstanding. I have an interesting business
proposal for you that will be of immense benefit to both of us.
Although this may be hard for you to believe because i know that there
is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in
respect of this email as this might sound strange to you and coupled
with the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it
extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate persons to get
attention and recognition. Please grant me the benefit of doubt and
hear me out.
 
My name is Mr. James Little. I work with KAS Bank here in London as a
branch bank manager. I discovered an abandoned sum of GBP
19,850,000.00 (Nineteen Million Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand
British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers Late Dr. Erin Jacobson, an American citizen who
unfortunately lost his life and his entire family in Montana plane
crash on March 23, 2009, on their way to a group ski vacation.The
choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this
transaction and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been
waiting for any of the relatives to come up for the claim but nobody
has done that. I personally tried to locate any member of his family
but have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 7 years now,
i have also checked the deposit documents and discovered that he did
not declare any next of kin on the deposit.
 
Now the Management of our bank as instructed me to look for the next
of kin or they will convert the funds into the Government Treasury
Account as unclaimed funds and the funds will be wasted. Therefore, I
cannot claim these funds without presenting a foreigner to stand as
next of kin. This is reason why I contacted you to seek your consent
to present you as an next of kin so that the funds will be release to
you, then we share it 50% for me and 50% for you because am not a
greedy person and is deal between me and you.
 
I have employed the service of an Attorney who will secure all
necessary legal documents that could be used to back up this claim.
All the attorney need to do is to fill in your names to the documents
and legalize it in the Court here to prove you as the legitimate next
of kin to the late depositor Dr. Erin Jacobson then the bank will
release the funds to you as the rightful beneficiary.
 
This is a fair deal without any risk attached either on your part or
on my part as long as we comply with the laws governing the claiming
of funds in our establishment. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us sees this deal through, and with my position
in the bank as a bank manager, I will do every thing possible to
protect your interest and to make sure everything workout
successfully.
 
If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete
information, your full names and address, Your Private telephone and
Fax numbers, and Cell phone so that the attorney will start processing
the necessary paperwork that would facilitate the release of the funds
to you.
 
Best regards,
 
Dr. James Little

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