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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: Jennifer Francis <ke5065@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jf.francis@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 23:57:14 +0100
Subject: partnership

Dear friend,

My name is Jennifer Francis, the branch manager of my bank. On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant account with a base of 15 million USD. After further investigation I also discovered that the owner of the account died with his wife and their only daughter in a fatal car accident.

He died without a beneficiary to the account, my research and review of the account opening file proved that his supposed next of kin died with him as a result of the accident, The bank will approve this money to any foreigner who has the information about this account, which i will give to you, because the former operator of this account was a foreigner.

Therefore I need your full cooperation in this transaction; I will provide all the necessary information needed in order to claim this money. Meanwhile, I would like you to provide your full name and address , date of birth , occupation , telephone and fax ; also include your valid international passport or national identity card for your personal identification, so that I will rely on you.

All I require is your honest cooperation and trust worthy to enable us see this arrangement through. I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate banking procedure that will protect you from any breach of the law. Upon receipt of your response via my email address: jf.francis@yandex.com I will give you the details and necessary procedure to make the transfer a success.

Your early reply in this regard will be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Francis.


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