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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: "Brown Morris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b_morris56@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:51:41 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?B?U3BhbTogU3BhbTogU3BhbTogQ0FOIFdFIERPIFRISVMg?=
=?utf-8?B?VE9HRVRIRVI/?=

Dear Sir/Madam
 
I am Brown morris, the account officer to Late Mark Andreoni Sheldon, also referred to as my client.On July 2000, Mark Andreoni Sheldon and his family died in the Air France concord plane crash bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
 
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.Which is valued at about 14.7 million dollars and has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated.
 
I now seek your consent to establish you as the beneficiary to the deposit of late Mark Andreoni Sheldon,so that these fund $14,700,000.00 will be released and paid to you as the beneficiary's and next of kin. After, we share ratio of  60% for me and 40% to you.
 
I will perfect all documentation to enable us transfer these fund to you. As soon as I receive your acceptance, I will inform you with the necessary details to commence.Please send me your direct telephone number for easy communication and a bank account where the fund will be transferred to.
 
I rely in my confidence in you.Please kindly reply me on my email:
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Brown Morris.

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