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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: Jeffrey Allen <iinffoo@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: jeffallenn@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 22:14:35 +0000
Subject: For your kind attention



--
For your kind attention

I imagine that this message might come to you as an utmost surprise, but it
is coming in this way because of my urgent need for a partner, who will
collaborate with me in a very important mutually beneficial project, which
made me to contact you as such. Please bear with me on that.

I got your email address from a business guest book, thus I decided to
propose and seek your willingness to handle this life changing transaction
with me.

I am a banker by profession here in United Kingdom and currently I am
holding an important and sensitive position in the Audits and Accounts unit
of the bank.

I currently have a time-bound, but readily begging/beckoning opportunity of
transferring a “left funds” of £16.2 million (Sixteen Million Two Hundred
Million Pound Sterling), out of our bank, to any other choice/preferred
bank account anywhere in the world, from the account of a deceased customer
of our bank here; the late customer died in air crash, along with his
family. (The narrative/full detail of this crash is available on demand).

I am therefore requesting you herewith, to partner with me in this business
deal (life changing venture) where this money £16.2 million will be lodged
in any Choice/preferred bank a/c anywhere on earth for our mutual benefit;
thereafter, to be shared between us in the ratio of 50/50%.

And I want to assure that this operation shall be carried out legitimately,
lawfully and without a problem, or breaking of any law anywhere on earth.
That is what I am offering you, by this mail.

If you agree to my above business proposal, further details of the
transaction will be forwarded to you, as soon as I receive your return
indicating interest, or asking for such details.

Respectfully yours

Mr. Jeffrey Allen

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