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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.Jim Korf" <jimkorf@live.com>
Reply-To: jimkorf51@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:49:31 -0500
Subject: 15th Dec.2015...

Good-day,

I am Mr.Jim Korf. the Head of Accounting Department of Targo Banco Spain. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of USD$15.3 Million (Fifteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign deceased customers, a billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr.Moises Saba Masri, a Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010 year.


resulting to his death and his family members.Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come forth for the claim but nobody has done that SINCE 2010.

I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, Also this transaction is %100 free, because i have all the legal document with me to make this transaction possible, Let me have your Full Name, Confidential Telephone, Fax and Mobile Numbers and also your Contact Address in response to this proposal.

Reply me on this email (jim.korf@e-nautia.com)


You will give you more details as soon as i hear from you.


Best Regard,

Mr.Jim Korf

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