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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: "MayBank) of Malaysia " <class8@green1xx.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <antoniojackson_dept@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 13:38:56 -0800
Subject: Sincere and urgent need of honest partner.

I am Mr. Antonio Jackson the Credit Facility Administrator with (MayBank) herein Malaysia.

There is an account opened in this bank sometime in June 2015 by one Mr. Bill Chaney is a citizen of San Angelo TX, USA who leaved with his wife and only son, work in Syria. This bank has sent several letter to him but no response, recently i got information from a reliable source that Mr. Bill Chaney died in Syria during the Syria Chemical Weapon Attack, my bank has declared through the last latter that was sent to his physical and email address that failure to hear from him or his next of kin on or before January 15th this bank will turn the deposited amount into Malaysian National Treasury. I was the person assigned to endorse the last letter.

I investigated further and deeply only to find out that Mr. Bill Chaney only child (SON) being the next of kin (Sammy Chaney) was also a victim of the Syria Chemical Weapon Attack. This is what prompted my courage and search for a reliable, honest and credible individual for this sensitive transaction. I want you to standout boldly as the only surviving distance relative to Mr. Bill Chaney family to claim this (US$10,800,000.00) Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. While going through some old files I discovered that late Mr. Bill Chaney was a retired Consultant to Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC).

Upon receipt of a positive response from you, i will disclose further details to you before we imploy the service of an accredited attorney who will assist in securing every legal documents (Death certificate and Affidavit of change of Next of Kin) to your name. I am prepared to give you 35% while 60% will be for me, then 5% for expense. This transaction is risk free, I mean NO legal implication. Besides, your role is to act as the only surviving distance relative to Mr. Mr. Bill Chaney's family so that my bank will release and transfer to funds to you, after which we will share accordingly.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Antonio Jackson
(Credit Facility Administrator)
Maybank, Malaysia

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